The prostitution conviction of Robert R. "Bobby" Titcomb, a close friend of President Barack Obama, will be stricken from his record under an agreement confirmed Wednesday in Honolulu District Court.
Titcomb pleaded no contest to a charge of prostitution May 2 and was fined $500, but under a court agreement the charge was allowed to be stricken from his record if he stayed out of trouble for six months.
A spokesman for the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office, citing a letter from Titcomb’s probation officer, said Titcomb had complied with all requirements of the deferral plea. The court ruled that no further action will be taken, and Titcomb was granted a deferred acceptance of his no-contest plea, the spokesman said.
Titcomb did not appear in court Wednesday, but was represented by attorney William Harrison.
Titcomb, 49, was arrested at South and Pohukaina streets at 9:40 p.m. April 4 with three other men during a Honolulu police sting operation in Kakaako targeting prostitution customers.
He was charged with solicitation and released after posting $500 bail. The offense is a petty misdemeanor that carries a maximum fine of $500, community service and up to 30 days in jail.
Titcomb had been granted an earlier deferral for fleeing the scene of a 1989 traffic accident — a petty misdemeanor charge.
Titcomb, who lives in Waialua, plays golf with Obama during the first family’s annual Christmas visit. Last December the president and his family spent the day at Titcomb’s beachfront home in Mokuleia, where they had a barbecue, played volleyball and hung out at the beach.
Titcomb attended Punahou School with Obama.
