by Jimmy McCloskey and Joe Hutchison at Daily Mail
Twelve clients of a high-class brothel network are being named and shamed in court…including one sheepish man who showed up in person.
Mark Zhu, 28, was told there was probable cause to charge him with visiting a brothel at Friday morning’s hearing in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The hearing is ongoing and Zhu is one of only two men so-far named to have showed up in person alongside his attorney.
He appeared in court in a smart navy suit with a green tie complete with a dinosaur tie pin.
The court heard how Zhu had allegedly paid $840 for two hours of unsafe sex, known as ‘bb’, with a prostitute. He remained silent throughout.
All of those named in court, including Zhu, had also expressed an interest in their ‘gfe’ or ‘girlfriend experience’ services.
Officials say this experience involves a service that ‘blurs the boundaries between a financial transaction and a romantic relationship’.
Radiologist Jason Han, 29, also appeared in court on Friday, with authorities saying he paid for one hour of ‘gfe’, according to text messages read in court.
The others involved in the case have been named as Kerry Wu, John Doran, David LaCava, Boya Zhou, Peter MacGillivray, Yihong Zou, Pablo Domingo Maceira, Jonathan Lanfear, Pinhao Chao and Patrick Walsh.
Clerk-Magistrate Sharon Casey is overseeing the hearings…
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