The names of several men accused of buying sex at Cambridge-area brothels were publicly disclosed for the first time Friday.
Why it matters : Federal prosecutors have stated brothel clients included “elected officials, high tech and pharmaceutical executives, doctors, military officers, government contractors with security clearances, professors, attorneys” and others.
The big picture : Court magistrate Sharon Casey found “sufficient evidence to establish probable cause” to bring charges against all eight defendants whose cases were heard, though most did not appear in person.
- Hearings are being held over three consecutive Fridays, so there will be more names to come.
Zoom in : Defendants identified in court Friday were John J. Doran, David LaCava of Waltham, Jason Han of Concord, Peter H. MacGillivray of Boston, Kerry Wu, Boya Zhou, Mark Zhu of Lincoln and Yihong Zou…