The clerk agreed to file charges against the first 12 men whose cases were called, saying in court that there is “sufficient evidence to establish probable cause.”

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,

The time has come for the public to learn who at least some of the alleged customers of the Greater Boston brothels when the first of three sets of hearings take place today at Cambridge District