Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Spanky the clown arrested on porn charges

CNN Washington Bureau
Wednesday, May 26, 2004 Posted: 12:01 PM EDT (1601 GMT)


Thomas Allen Riccio appears in character as "Spanky" before a performance in Florida last year.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Spanky, a clown with the renowned Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, has been arrested on charges stemming from a child pornography investigation, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.

"Behind the clown nose, however, this man appears to have been supporting an industry that trades in the exploitation of children."

-Who would of thought, a clown named Spanky.

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