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.

From Terry Frieden
CNN Washington Bureau


Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Posted: 6:40 PM EDT (2240 GMT)

From the story:

“This man's profession as Spanky the clown brought him into contact with hundreds of families,” said agent Albert Fitchett Jr. in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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

Full story here:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/25/clown.porn.charges/index.html