Ho Ho Ho, do you really want to know?

From USA Today:

A 2002 study of applicants for jobs as mall Santas or Santa's
"helpers"
reveals that 7% had misdemeanor or felony convictions within the past
seven years.
Among offenses: indecent exposure, harassment, assault and soliciting
prostitution. The study, from a firm that provides background checks
on
employees, also showed that 46% of malls did not perform such checks
on their santas.