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The statement continued,  Via this methodology, we have successfully diverted users from making bad decisions that would have endangered themselves or others. … Unfortunately, there is no safe way for minor-attracted people to access professional support in the majority of cases. 

Citing the  severe risk of being reported to authorities simply for disclosing one's feelings,  the statement asked,  Who would seek therapy under the very real threat of being outed and shunned as a  pedophile?' The metaphorical lynching of the celebrity who allegedly visited our chat illustrates this clearly. 

The organization concluded,  LifeLine exists precisely because the world is so incredibly hateful and punitive that minor-attracted people have no other means of support. 

8 Pictures were published earlier this month of Thornton (pictured above in June 2013) accessing the site on an airplane. WireImage

8 He was subsequently photographed Googling about  panic.  TMZ / BACKGRID

Thornton was photographed on the site mid-flight in May, with a fellow passenger alerting a flight attendant.

According to American Airlines, he was  was met by law enforcement upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport following concerns reported by a customer onboard. 

When news broke earlier this month, Thornton's lawyer exclusively told Page Six he was  misdirected  there by websites providing support for individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts.

Claiming Thornton had  left the page and has not visited since,  the attorney alleged the former news anchor had  never viewed, downloaded or consumed any child pornography whether on that commercial flight in May or at any other time  and  was never arrested or charged with a crime. 

However, TMZ published pictures of Thornton's laptop showing him appearing to participate in the chat room for nearly an hour, per timestamps.

8 Thornton was suspended, then fired, from the game show. Carol Kaelson/CBS

8 He has yet to speak out. YouTube/Wheel of Fortune

He was also spotted reading an illegible A.I. response to a Google search about  Why You … to Panic,  reading,  No link to your room: Unless you explicitly told someone  I am hosting this specific chatroom on for right now,' nobody … at your internet … and link your … identity to … room. 

While Thornton was initially suspended from  Wheel of Fortune,  he has since been fired from the game show as he is edited out of the upcoming season.

Thornton, whose social media accounts subsequently went dark, has not been arrested or charged in connection with the incident and has yet to speak out.