What is Tom O'Carroll?
'''Thomas Victor O'Carroll''' (born 1945) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] writer. He is an [[activist]] for [[pedophiles]]. He lives in [[Cumbria]]. ==Career== In 1980 O'Carroll's first book, ''Paedophilia: The Radical Case'', was published. In the book, O'Carroll talks about his own experiences as a pedophile and about how sex between children and adults is not wrong. The book was taken off Amazon in 2010. In June 2010 ''Michael Jackson's Dangerous Liaisons'', a book he wrote about [[Michael Jackson]] was published under a [[pen name]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/former-coventry-teacher-jailed-child-3044074|title=Former Coventry teacher jailed for child porn writes book on Michael Jackson's love of boys|first=Duncan|last=Gibbons|date=13 May 2011|website=coventrytelegraph}}</ref> ==Sex offences== O'Carroll was first [[prison|jailed]] in 1981 for the contact ads in the Paedophile Information Exchange's magazine. In August 2002, O'Carroll was imprisoned for nine months,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/933795.man-next-door-who-ran-child-sex-ring/|title=Man next door who ran child sex ring|website=The Northern Echo}}</ref> and jailed again in 2006 for two and a half years for having [[child pornography]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/coventry_warwickshire/6196811.stm|title=Two jailed for child porn library|date=20 December 2006|publisher=|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:O'Carroll, Thomas}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Irish writers]] [[Category:British sex offenders]] [[Category:Sexual freedom activists]]