52-year-old man jailed on sexual exploitation of minor charges in Horry County
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A 52-year-old man is facing multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor charges after his arrest in Horry County this week, authorities said on Friday.
Eric Moran Mills was charged with three counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. He was booked into the J. Reuben Long Detention Center on Thursday, where he remains on a $60,000 bond.
Investigators with the Horry County Sheriff's Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Mills after receiving a tip about alleged criminal activity on the messaging app Kik, according to the sheriff's office.
No additional information was immediately available. Mills' case will be prosecuted by the South Carolina Attorney General's Office.
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