TBO.com - TBO is Tampa Bay Online

Letterman Pokes Fun At Seniors Arrested In Prostitution Case

ADVERTISEMENT

By JASON ODRA

TBO.com

Published: March 27, 2008

The story of two 93-year-old men getting arrested in Manatee County for allegedly soliciting a prostitute got some national attention Tuesday night.

CBS late night funnyman David Letterman, during his monologue, poked fun at the arrest of the seniors, who, according to arrest reports, tried to pick up an undercover officer during a prostitution sting in November.

"Listen to this, maybe you know someone like this," Letterman said. "A couple of guys, 93-year-old guys living in Florida – and guess what? They're hiring prostitutes. They're out hailing hookers. This is what happens when, by the way, Medicare covers Viagra."

Letterman went on to say, "I'm telling you something ladies and gentlemen that's me in retirement if I'm lucky."

Prosecutors are moving ahead with a case against one of the men.

In the case of Frank Milio, prosecutors have issued subpoenas and plan to take him to trial in April.

Milio, according to police records, tried to pay $20 in November to an undercover officer on 14th Street West.

Carlos Underhill will not be charged, although he does not deny stopping to chat with the "good-looking girl" who made eyes at him and turned out to be an undercover officer.

Police say Underhill was willing to pay $30 for sex and that he promised to come back a few hours later to consummate the deal.

Prosecutors say that they cannot move ahead with the criminal case because there is no way to prove Underhill planned to come back.

Archived information from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune was used in this report.

Share this:

Loading Comments...

Email Print

ADVERTISEMENT