Hooker, John Wanted Cops To Mediate $ Dispute

DECEMBER 27--A man and a woman are facing prostitution charges after they sought law enforcement’s assistance in settling a dispute over a $150 payment for a sexual encounter, according to South Carolina police.

As detailed in an incident report, a state trooper was flagged down at 1 AM Thursday by Kimberly Moore, 30, and Robert Sartor Jr., 65. Moore, who was standing with Sartor outside a Marathon gas station, told the trooper that Sartor “owed her money for prostitution.”

Moore later told Union County Sheriff’s Office deputies that she had earlier contacted Sartor and “asked him to come get her and get a hotel room.” Moore said that Sartor offered her $150, and that she “knew what the money was for.”

Sartor told deputies that he picked up Moore “because she was messaging him on Facebook,” and acknowledged that he “offered her $150,” was going to get a hotel room, and “bought her some new clothes at the dollar store.” Sartor added that he went to a friend’s house with Moore, and that the duo showered together (though he did not touch her). Moore, a Greenville resident, said that Sartor tried to get into the shower with her, but she denied him entry.

Sartor told deputies that his wife “didn’t know about his extra activities that he goes out and does.” When busted, Sartor was wearing gym shorts without any underwear, which an investigator noted was common “when looking for a prostitute.”

When asked to empty his pockets, Sartor pulled out a cock ring, which deputies described as “a sex toy which is used for sexual pleasure.” The discovery that Sartor, a Spartanburg resident, was going commando with a cock ring in his pocket appeared to undermine his earlier claim that Moore owed him money “for driving her around.”

Moore and Sartor, pictured above, were booked into the county jail for misdemeanor prostitution and were each later released on a $500 personal recognizance bond in advance of a January 12 court appearance. Moore’s rap sheet includes prior convictions for grand larceny, filing a false police report, credit card fraud, drunk driving, disorderly conduct, and narcotics possession. (3 pages)