CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A professional clown is facing charges after meeting an undercover officer during a prostitution sting, police said.
According to the Carbondale Police Department, officers began an undercover prostitution investigation on Sunday, May 18.
On an online website, agents said they found a man, later identified as Francis Bui, 28, of Scranton, advertising himself under the escort section of the site. Police stated that they contacted Bui to arrange a meeting and Bui agreed to perform sex acts at a hotel in the city for $100 an hour.
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The undercover officer met Bui and he was arrested on the spot. Bui told police it was his first time offering prostitution services, and he “knew it was wrong,” as stated in the affidavit.
According to court documents, Bui also told officers that he performs as The Amazing Franko and just returned from a trip with the circus.
Bui was accused of promoting prostitution.
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