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Names of alleged clients in high-profile Massachusetts brothel bust read in court
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Names of alleged clients in high-profile Massachusetts brothel bust read in court
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By Neal Riley, Kristina Rex
Updated on: March 14, 2025 / 6:19 PM EDT / CBS Boston
The names of twelve of the alleged clients facing criminal charges in a high-end brothel bust in Massachusetts were read aloud in Cambridge District Court on Friday.
There are 28 alleged johns connected to a sex ring that was run out of upscale apartment buildings in Cambridge, Dedham and Watertown, as well as Virginia. Authorities say it catered to "wealthy and well-connected" customers.
"They are doctors, they are lawyers, they're accountants, they are executives at high-tech companies, pharmaceutical companies, they're military officers, government contractors, professors, scientists," former U.S. attorney for Massachusetts Joshua Levy said at the time of the bust in November 2023.
There were no elected officials on the first list, but there is a pharmaceutical CEO, a dentist, and finance executive.
Of the 12 men with hearings Friday, two actually showed up, six sent just their lawyers and four did not attend at all.
Local News
Names of alleged clients in high-profile Massachusetts brothel bust read in court
boston
By Neal Riley, Kristina Rex
Updated on: March 14, 2025 / 6:19 PM EDT / CBS Boston
The names of twelve of the alleged clients facing criminal charges in a high-end brothel bust in Massachusetts were read aloud in Cambridge District Court on Friday.
There are 28 alleged johns connected to a sex ring that was run out of upscale apartment buildings in Cambridge, Dedham and Watertown, as well as Virginia. Authorities say it catered to "wealthy and well-connected" customers.
"They are doctors, they are lawyers, they're accountants, they are executives at high-tech companies, pharmaceutical companies, they're military officers, government contractors, professors, scientists," former U.S. attorney for Massachusetts Joshua Levy said at the time of the bust in November 2023.
There were no elected officials on the first list, but there is a pharmaceutical CEO, a dentist, and finance executive.
Of the 12 men with hearings Friday, two actually showed up, six sent just their lawyers and four did not attend at all.
Cambridge police claim these men paid over $300 an hour to have sex with Korean women as part of a brothel run inside a Cambridge apartment complex.
"For example, GFE refers to a girlfriend experience, and provides a more intimate experience and blurs the boundaries between a financial transaction and relationship," said Cambridge Police Lt. Jarred Cabral. "Typically including any and all sex acts."
The 12 men will be arraigned in May on the criminal charges. Twelve more alleged johns will be in court next Friday for more probable cause hearings.
Protests outside court
The alleged johns were heckled by protesters as they left court. One woman felt compelled to show up because she lived doors down from the brothel.
Local News
Names of alleged clients in high-profile Massachusetts brothel bust read in court
boston
By Neal Riley, Kristina Rex
Updated on: March 14, 2025 / 6:19 PM EDT / CBS Boston
The names of twelve of the alleged clients facing criminal charges in a high-end brothel bust in Massachusetts were read aloud in Cambridge District Court on Friday.
There are 28 alleged johns connected to a sex ring that was run out of upscale apartment buildings in Cambridge, Dedham and Watertown, as well as Virginia. Authorities say it catered to "wealthy and well-connected" customers.
"They are doctors, they are lawyers, they're accountants, they are executives at high-tech companies, pharmaceutical companies, they're military officers, government contractors, professors, scientists," former U.S. attorney for Massachusetts Joshua Levy said at the time of the bust in November 2023.
There were no elected officials on the first list, but there is a pharmaceutical CEO, a dentist, and finance executive.
Of the 12 men with hearings Friday, two actually showed up, six sent just their lawyers and four did not attend at all.
Cambridge police claim these men paid over $300 an hour to have sex with Korean women as part of a brothel run inside a Cambridge apartment complex.
"For example, GFE refers to a girlfriend experience, and provides a more intimate experience and blurs the boundaries between a financial transaction and relationship," said Cambridge Police Lt. Jarred Cabral. "Typically including any and all sex acts."
The 12 men will be arraigned in May on the criminal charges. Twelve more alleged johns will be in court next Friday for more probable cause hearings.