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CONTROVERSIAL gay poet Cathal O Searcaigh has challenged what he claims are media images of him as some sort of "stud" or "stallion" preying on innocent victims in Nepal.

Breaking his silence following the broadcasting of the documentary 'Fairytale of Kathmandu', an unrepentant Mr O Searcaigh likened himself to Oscar Wilde, whose high-profile homosexual lifestyle led to his imprisonment and exile.

Like Wilde, he too was going through a difficult time but he was optimistic it would pass.

"It gave me hope to think about Wilde who went through a tough time," the poet said.

"Wilde said we are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at stars," the poet added.

But the interview has done little to quell the mounting disquiet about Mr O Searcaigh's exploitation of poor and vulnerable teenagers. See  Gay poet denies he's a 'stud preying on innocent youths'  @  Irish Independent, Ireland. Purchase On the Side of Light: Critical Essays On The Poetry of Cathal O Searcaigh.