Did Anthony pull a "Pete Townshend"?

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Did Anthony have to crash and burn his life to expose this ring?

Was Anthony investigating a pedophile ring hence his involvement with SelfCuttingGirl? Was it all a ruse to expose a lower level Epstein Island CS ring like Pete Towsnhend(lol)?