Twelve rich and powerful men 'who used high-class brothel' will be named and shamed today

A dozen rich and powerful men accused of using a high-class brothel will be named and shamed in court today.

In court on Friday Kerry Wu and John Durand were named as the first two men accused by authorities of using the services.

Both men did not show up for their hearings and instead sent their lawyers to represent them. They are both accused of requesting a ‘girlfriend experience’, as stated by authorities.

Officials say this experience involves a service that ‘blurs the boundaries between a financial transaction and a romantic relationship’. 

Clerk-Magistrate Sharon Casey presided over the hearings and determined that there was enough evidence to establish probable cause in the cases of Wu and Durand on Friday.

The remaining are due to appear before the hearing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to determine whether they should face charges.

A group of 28 alleged clients will have their court appearances in the upcoming weeks. The remaining 16 men will have their cases heard by a judge in Cambridge on the following two consecutive Fridays.

All are said to have patronized a brothel ring that operated out of six luxury apartments in Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts, as well as DC’s suburbs, whose clientele have been described as ‘rich and powerful.’

Prosecutors say these stringent checks revealed that the brothels’ visitors included public officials, military officers, high-level government contractors, doctors, professors and CEOs.

Some of those powerful figures are now just hours away from being dragged before a court to face career and marriage-ending allegations.

Two of the prostitutes whose wealthy and powerful clientele are set to be named and shamed by a court in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Friday morning

Two of the prostitutes whose wealthy and powerful clientele are set to be named and shamed by a court in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Friday morning  

The brothel ring, which operated across six locations in Massachusetts and suburban DC, required extensive documentation and references from prospective clients, handing prosecutors a goldmine of information about the men who used it

The brothel ring, which operated across six locations in Massachusetts and suburban DC, required extensive documentation and references from prospective clients, handing prosecutors a goldmine of information about the men who used it  

Millions of dollars of cash and stacks of payment cards were among the items discovered when the brothels were raided by feds in late 2023 (some of the items seized are pictured above)

Millions of dollars of cash and stacks of payment cards were among the items discovered when the brothels were raided by feds in late 2023 (some of the items seized are pictured above) 

Prosecutors say they paid up to $600 per hour for sexual encounters with predominately Asian women who were being exploited through sex trafficking. 

This included sharing details of employment and even providing references. Those in charge of the brothels also made monthly memberships available to repeat visitors.

No details of the men’s private lives have been shared, but it is highly likely many are married, have families and are considered pillars of their wealthy communities. 

Three pimps who ran the prostitution ring have already admitted their crimes after being charged in November 2023. 

The original affidavit in the case said  that the women were advertised for commercial sex via two websites under the guise of professional nude photo shoots.

The affidavit also shows a text message sent from a phone related to the operation in Massachusetts which includes a ‘menu’.

According to the document, the ‘menu’ listed sexual services available, the hourly rate and the women available.

The affidavit states that the term ‘BB’ is a term used in the prostitution industry to refer to unsafe sex, and that ‘GFE’ relates to a ‘Girlfriend Experience’.

The original affidavit shows a text message sent from a phone related to the operation in Massachusetts which includes a 'menu'

The original affidavit shows a text message sent from a phone related to the operation in Massachusetts which includes a ‘menu’ 

Four of the brothels were run out of luxury apartment buildings in the suburbs of Boston, with the city a magnet for high-powered pharmaceutical executives

Four of the brothels were run out of luxury apartment buildings in the suburbs of Boston, with the city a magnet for high-powered pharmaceutical executives  

Another two brothels were run out of luxury apartment buildings straddling the Washington Dc-Virginia border, close to the world's most important center of power

Another two brothels were run out of luxury apartment buildings straddling the Washington Dc-Virginia border, close to the world’s most important center of power  

The document states that this involves a service that ‘blurs the boundaries between a financial transaction and a romantic relationship’.

One of the websites was focused on the Boston area, and directed customers to numerous addresses, while another was aimed at areas in Virginia.

Investigators have since vowed to seek ‘accountability’ by exposing the men whose lavish spending kept the brothels open. 

They sought indictments against 28 men accused of using the brothels at a court hearing in December 2023.

Predictable fury ensued as those men sought to keep the hearings closed to the public in a bid to conceal their identities. 

One of the sites seen here, which was aimed at the Massachusetts area, asked customers to not 'knock on the door'

One of the sites seen here, which was aimed at the Massachusetts area, asked customers to not ‘knock on the door’

They claimed they had a right to privacy. All face misdemeanor charges and none of the men have been arrested. 

Such crimes are normally dealt with in Massachusetts by ‘show-cause’ hearings, which are usually private. That has sparked anger over a lack of transparency.

Multiple media outlets challenged requests to hold the hearings in private, with Massachusetts’ State Supreme Court ultimately ruling they should be held in public.

Those accused face a charge of paying for sex, which is unlikely to result in jail time if they’re convicted.

But advocates for the prostitutes say naming the men can help shame them and others into not paying for sex and lower the demand for sex workers, many of whom are trafficked.  

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