Doctor arrested in SC online sex sting, back behind bars facing child molestation charges in Ga.

A Georgia doctor who was previously arrested in a South Carolina online operation was arrested again for child molestation.

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It was in Oct. 2021, when the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina announced the arrest of 17 people in their month-long online operation.

Lexington deputies said officers pretended to be underage teenagers as suspects messaged them through apps.

One of the 17 included now 51-year-old Mark Anthony Winchell, of Savannah who was charged with attempting dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18, criminal solicitation of a minor, and sexual exploitation of a minor.

WJCL-TV reports that Winchell sent nude photos of himself to a person believed to be a 14-year-old girl using the Kik messenger app and Meetme.

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On Tuesday, Winchell was arrested again on two counts of child molestation.

According to WJCL-TV, Winchell is an orthopedic surgeon but hasn’t been in practice since his arrest in 2021.

He’s currently behind bars at the Chatham County Detention Center.

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