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Spanky the Clown

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The Resume

    (January 30, 1981- )
    Birth name is Thomas Allen Riccio
    Resides in Jacksonville, Florida
    Clown for Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
    Arrested in child porn sting (May 21, 2004)

Why he might be annoying:

    He is charged with 10 counts of third degree sexual exploitation of a minor (May 21, 2004).
    His name appears on credit card billings involved in handling payments for Internet porn sites.
    The sting was called Operation Predator and Operation Falcon.
    His porn came from Belarus.
    Agent Albert Fitchett Jr. said: 'This man's profession as Spanky the Clown brought him into contact with hundreds of families. Behind the clown nose, however, this man appears to have been supporting an industry that trades in the exploitation of children.'
    His computer contains images of young girls performing sex acts.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is an accomplished clown that is good enough to make it to America's top circus.
    Children love him (unfortunately, he loved them back).
    He graduated Ringling Brothers Clown College.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 93.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 161 Votes: 53.42% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 51 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 30 Votes: 63.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 78.26% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 30 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 41 Votes: 60.98% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 61 Votes: 73.77% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 79 Votes: 73.42% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 114 Votes: 78.07% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 246 Votes: 75.61% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 475 Votes: 69.47% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 882 Votes: 68.93% Annoying