US clown faces child porn charges

A clown who goes by the name of Spanky has been arrested on child porn charges while travelling with legendary the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus in the US.

Wed, 26 May, 2004 - 18:20

A clown who goes by the name of Spanky has been arrested on child porn charges while travelling with legendary the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus in the US.

Thomas Riccio, 23, of Jacksonville, Florida, faces ten counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.

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