Meet John Childs, the billionaire private equity firm owner and major Republican donor charged in the Florida prostitution sting

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• Billionaire private equity firm owner John Childs has been charged with solicitation of prostitution as part of a sweeping human-trafficking investigation, Florida authorities said.
• The investigation has named a number of high-profile executives, including New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and former Citigroup official John Havens.
• Childs told Bloomberg News on Friday the allegation was "totally false" and said he hadn't yet been contacted by police.

The billionaire owner of a Massachusetts-based private equity firm has been wrapped up in a massive prostitution scandal that has already ensnared the likes of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and former Citigroup executive John Havens.

John Childs, the 77-year-old founder of J.W. Childs Associates, has been charged with solicitation of prostitution, according to the Vero Beach Police Department in Florida.

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