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Judge, pastor, Broadway actor caught up in prostitution sting

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Judge, pastor, Broadway actor caught up in prostitution sting

A county judge, a pastor, and a Broadway actor were among six men arrested in a prostitution sting at a hotel in Naples, Florida.

Patrick J. Boll, 53, of Weehawken, NJ, Lee County Judge Jay B. Rosman, Fort Myers pastor Richard Cecil, and three others were taken into custody after they negotiated payment of $150 to $300 for s**ual acts with an undercover officer.

Boll contacted the undercover officer via cellphone or text, police said, and they agreed to meet at the hotel.

Once there, Boll negotiated for the undercover officer to perform a s** act for $150.

Boll, who has appeared on and off Broadway, television shows like Gossip Girl and The Good Wife, and movies such as How To Be Single, Burn After Reading, and Love Walked In, recently ended a long run in the Broadway version of Mamma Mia!

The King & I, which ran Feb. 7-11 at Artis-Naples, featured Boll playing the roles of Captain Orton and Sir Edward Ramsey last week and during at least one performance after the arrest.

Officials from Artis-Naples declined to comment.

Cecil, 47, of North Fort Myers, is being represented by attorney Landon Miller, of Naples.

“My office will be vigorously defending Mr. Cecil against the allegations,” Miller responded Tuesday in a text message to the Daily News.

Cecil and his wife, Christina, run a ministry from their North Fort Myers home and have traveled to churches outside Florida.

Bible Temple Church in Toledo, Ohio, advertised the couple’s Nov. 5 appearance on the church’s Facebook page.

The Facebook posting described the couple as pastors.

Cecil could not be reached to comment.

The arrest report for Cecil said he made phone contact with a person who later was identified as an undercover officer and arranged to meet at the hotel.

The report said that after arriving, Cecil negotiated performance of a s**ual act for $200 and then was arrested.

The Lee County judge who was arrested, Rosman, 64, resigned Tuesday.

He remains free on $4,000 bond and retained Naples attorney Shannon McFee.

Rosman, like Cecil, entered a plea of not guilty, waived his March 7 arraignment, and asked for a jury trial.

The State Attorney’s Office for the 20th Judicial Circuit said it will request the governor’s office reassign Rosman’s solicitation and resisting arrest case.

In a letter sent to Gov.

Rick Scott’s office, Rosman referred to his separation from the bench as a “resignation/retirement.”

“It has been an honor to serve the community since 1986,” Rosman wrote.

“In my retirement, I look forward to spending more time with my family and continuing to contribute to the community.”

The letter speaks for itself, attorney McFee said.

“He, at this point, wanted to go ahead and resign and retire,” McFee said.

“We all know he’s been charged and at this point, this is best for his family.”

Rosman was appointed a Lee County court judge in 1986 and became a circuit judge in 1992.

He previously worked as an assistant state attorney and assistant public defender as well as in private practice.

In 2009, Rosman was a finalist to become a judge on the Second District Court of Appeals.

His latest re-election came in 2016.

He served as chief judge for the 20th Judicial Circuit from 2011 until June 2015, according to his biography on the circuit’s page.

Rosman is married to Cathy Reiman, a Naples-based attorney.

The couple has three children, according to his biography.

The six men have been charged with soliciting for prostitution, a misdemeanor.

Boll remains free on a $2,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in Collier County Court on March 7.

Pastor Richard Cecil pleaded not guilty Monday, waived his March 7 arraignment, and asked for a jury trial.

Cecil is being represented by attorney Landon Miller, of Naples.

Lee County Judge Jay B. Rosman resigned Tuesday.

He remains free on $4,000 bond and retained Naples attorney Shannon McFee.

Rosman, like Cecil, entered a plea of not guilty, waived his March 7 arraignment, and asked for a jury trial.

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