Atlantic Beach police chief among 10 facing prostitution charges in Horry County
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HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Atlantic Beach Police Chief Quentin Robinson was among at least 10 people arrested Tuesday and booked into the Horry County jail on misdemeanor prostitution charges following a sting operation in the Myrtle Beach area, authorities said.
The 41-year-old paid $500 and was released Wednesday morning from the J. Reuben Long Detention Center.
Robinson allegedly paid $120 to an undercover agent in exchange for “sexual favors” at a 21st Ave N. location, according to an Horry County Police incident report.
“During the operation, each subject engaged with an undercover operative online and agreed to meet to exchange money for sexual favors. Upon each subject’s arrival to the hotel room, money was exchanged,” Horry County spokeswoman Mikayla Moscov said in a statement. “At that time, law enforcement officers made their presence known, and each subject was subsequently arrested and charged.”
Anyone convicted of a first-time prostitution offense faces fines of up to $200 and 30 days in jail.
The arrests were part of an operation led by Horry County police, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
Robinson has been with the department since 2015, according to South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy records. He joined the department after working at the Florence County Detention Center from 2012-15.
“This investigation, as well as the operations that we have periodically are really made possible because of the partnerships that we have with our local law enforcement and our state law enforcement,” Horry County police spokesperson Mikayla Moskov said. “It’s because of the tight connection that have and the ongoing conversations that continue with those agencies, including Myrtle Beach police, including law enforcement from the Horry County Sheriff’s Office, everyone in the area that we’re able to coordinate and try to take those elements of crime out of our community by addressing them on an individual basis whenever we receive evidence or tips that send us in one direction or another.”
News13 has reached out to Horry County police and the mayor and town manager in Atlantic Beach to get more information about the investigation and Robinson’s arrest but has not heard back.
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