Moberly Man Charged With Trading Drugs for Sex Acts

A Moberly man has now been charged with trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, possession of a controlled substance, and keeping or maintaining a public nuisance following his arrest Sunday morning. 57-year-old Robert Polhill, of the 200 block of South Ault, is being held on 25 thousand dollars bond. A probable cause statement accuses Polhill of trading methamphetamine for sexual favors multiple times between March and this weekend. A search warrant found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in his bedroom.