Thomas Mills, 74-Year-Old Man, Arrested For Prostitution

If 50 is the new 30, then perhaps 74 is the new age when it's appropriate to get arrested for prostitution.

The Smoking Gun reports that retiree Thomas Mills was arrested for prostitution, first offense, after he allegedly offered to perform oral sex on two undercover police officers in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

A police report obtained by The Smoking Gun said Mills first flashed his car headlights to get the officers' attention. He then "asked about the size of the U/C officers genitals, asking to see them."

Mills then allegedly offered to give and receive oral sex from the officers.

According to the Myrtle Beach Sun News, officers also reported that Mills said he had a friend that would join them, were they to engage with him in sexual acts.

Mills isn't the only male senior-citizen to be booked for prostitution and make headlines in the process. In fact, he's not even the oldest to do so.

In November, Ben Clifford Dawson, an 83-year-old Centerville, Iowa, city council candidate was arrested for the same offense.

Dawson allegedly told Melissa Drew that he'd reduce the amount of money she owed him if he could perform unspecified sexual acts on her, a police report said. Chief of Police Tom Demry told The Huffington Post at the time that the law doesn't distinguish between johns and hookers.

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Comments

[dbrett480]

07:13 PM on 02/26/2012

There have been 80 year old grandmas arrested for crack dealing, so this isn't that far out of the mainstream.

[Devout Skeptic]

05:51 PM on 02/25/2012

It doesn't say anywhere in the articles description of what transpired that money was asked for or offered for sex. How is offering a blow for a blow prostitution?

[outloud]

04:00 PM on 02/19/2012

At the ripe age of 66, I must admit I do admire his nerve....going for two? Dude, that may have been overreaching.

Seriously, why the heck are cops still prowling cruising areas just to arrest gays? Smells like entrapment to me. Are all the other crimes already solved?

[andrewlgm]

07:36 AM on 02/19/2012

How is he prostituting himself? Did he charge? Officers should have said - "No old perverted man, thank you."

[EvieEve]

09:36 PM on 02/17/2012

Times are hard

[92102]

09:19 AM on 02/16/2012

I didn't see anything about money being offered or solicited. I suspect this is more a case of police charging a poor horny old man for looking for hook ups in repressed South Carolina.

[queenietoo]

09:11 AM on 02/16/2012

I guess this was on his bucket list of things to do before he leaves earth lol lol

[noahmarder]

04:15 AM on 02/16/2012

In a tough economy, everyone must find a niche for himself. This man's niche is the gumjob.

[bloomd]

02:21 AM on 02/16/2012

At that age he deserves all the money he can earn any way he can. Maybe he read that other artical about social security going broke. What's a boy to do when he finds two good looking cops "undercover"? He just want to join them.

[bloomd]

01:55 AM on 02/16/2012

At that age he deserves all that he can earn. Possably he read that artical abour social security going broke and he wanted to beat the rush.

[kbrown2225]

10:36 PM on 02/15/2012

So he offered to perform oral sex on them, did he say anything about money?

[WeezingGuy]

07:19 PM on 02/15/2012

When he was arrested, he told police he was Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute. He almost got away with it...

[rhondajohn]

05:40 PM on 02/15/2012

It's so sad that people have to work way beyond their retirement goal.
Even if it is the world's oldest profession.

[Gail Lightfoot]

05:34 PM on 02/15/2012

Senior citizen desparate for money. . .

[Adonijah]

04:33 PM on 02/15/2012

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