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Buyout Pioneer John Childs Charged in Florida Prostitution Sting

John Childs
John Childs Photographer: Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan

John Childs was charged with solicitation of prostitution as part of a six-month-long police investigation into massage parlors in Florida, according to local police.

The founder of private equity firm J.W. Childs Associates was among 165 people that were charged by the Vero Beach Police Department in Florida as part of the multijurisdiction criminal investigation, according to the police website. His was among the photographs released by the department.