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An 83-year-old pensioner has been charged with prostitution in the US state of Iowa.

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By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 11:18 AM on 3rd November 2011 . An 83-year-old man has been arrested for prostitution, according to police in Iowa. Pensioner Ben Clifford Dawson has been charged with acting as a prostitute following a tip-off and subsequent police investigation. Detectives in Centerville, Iowa, began the investigation into the OAP's activities on October 22 following a complaint. Sex charges: Ben Clifford Dawson, 83, seen here in his police mugshot has been charged with prostitution . During the probe into Dawson's enterprises a . female victim alleged that the octogenarian had offered to perform sex . acts in lieu of payment for a loan. The woman was in debt to Dawson, according to reports. It is alleged that the accused had grabbed the victim and had kissed her neck without consent. According to police they received a complaint about the pensioner's unusual repayment scheme and launched the investigation. Dawson faces two charges of aggravated misdemeanor charges, one of prostitution and one of intent to commit sexual abuse. He was released from the Appanoose County Jail after he posted a bail bond of $2,000. The grey-haired would-be councillor is currently running for public office in Centerville City Council.