ABOVE: Miley Cyrus is no stranger to controversy, but now her duet partner, American Idol’s David Archuleta, is caught up in a scandal, too.

The father of last year’s American Idol runner-up, David Archuleta has pleaded no contest to using the services of a prostitute in a Salt Lake City suburb, according to an Associated Press report.

If the 47-year-old James Jeffrey Archuleta avoids repeating the crime by the end of this month, the charge will taken off his record, according to the AP.

A police sergeant said Archuleta was cited on January 14 at a Midvale, Utah, massage parlor. Police officers were investigating the establishment because of complaints from a nearby doctor’s office of scantily clad women on the premises.

Court records show Archuleta, who goes by Jeff, pleaded no contest on January 30. He also paid a $582 fine and completed a counseling class.

Throughout David Archuleta’s Idol run his father was accused of interfering with his performances, and generally angering the other contestants and their parents. David repeatedly stated that the allegations about his father were untrue.