Eww… so creepy! “Sondance The Clown” who was a professional clown at children’s parties and claimed he was a child development expert, was found downloading child pornography in his home! Click below to read more and to also view his mugshot.
A 47-year-old professional clown was found with a large cache of child pornography on computer equipment in his Arkansas home, police said.
Thomas Harold Morgan – who goes by “Sondance the Clown†– was arrested Wednesday after cops noticed someone downloading child pornography over a file-sharing network. They allegedly traced it to an Internet service provider belonging to the suspect.
Police said they then obtained a search warrant for Morgan’s home.
“There was enough material on there that it would take (investigators) at least two or three weeks to go through all of it — so there’s a lot of images,†Fort Smith, Ark., Police Cpl. Steven Dooly told 5NEWS.
Morgan wasn’t dressed as a clown when he was arrested, Dooly added.
Police charged Morgan with distributing, possessing, or viewing child porn, and he was being held without bond, 5NEWS reported.
On his “Sondance the Clown†website, Morgan wears oversized shoes, white makeup and an orange wig.
He writes that he has spent 20 years “perfecting my craft.â€
“My educational background is in childhood development, so I know how to interact with kids (and I’m pretty good with adults, too),†he also wrote.
He offers his services at parties and restaurants.
Beverly Engle, executive director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Benton County, told 5NEWS that people who like viewing child porn would also be attracted to events involving kids.
“Those individuals seek out to be [in those situations\] because there’s children,†Engle said.
She added that parents should be mindful, even around people who claim to be child experts.
