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Teen sex poet is just like Oscar Wilde, says Norris; Gay icon: Oscar Wilde who was sentenced to two years in jail for his sexual lifestyle Controversy: Cathal O Searcaigh with some friends from Nepal.

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From: The Daily Mail (London, England)
Date: 20080209
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Byline: Alan Sherry

IT IS a bizarre comparisonand one that is sure to upset parents and raise eyebrows in literary circles.

The countrys most celebrated gay campaigner has come out in support of theIrish language poet who was filmed admitting he had sex with 16-year-old boysand likened his situation to the plight of Oscar Wilde.

Cathal O Searcaigh, whose poetry is being taught to Irish schoolchildren, hasbeen condemned by child counsellors over his treatment of teenage boys inNepal.

The revelations first came to light in an article in last Saturdays Irish ...

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