Florida judge resigns after arrest in prostitution sting

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 5:42 pm, Tuesday, February 13, 2018

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a Florida circuit judge has resigned after being arrested in a prostitution sting.

A 20th Judicial Circuit spokeswoman confirmed Judge Jay B. Rosman's resignation on Tuesday. The News-Press reports that Rosman and five other men were arrested Friday during a Naples police prostitution operation.

Police say the 64-year-old Rosman arranged to meet an undercover officer at a hotel and agreed to pay $300 for a sex act. The Fort Myers-area judge was instead placed under arrest.

Rosman's attorney says resigning was the best decision for his family.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Florida-judge-resigns-after-arrest-in-12611462.php

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[WiseElder]

1. Need to legalize.

No reason to be penalizing a willing seller and a willing buyer.

[yardwork]

2. Why do they all have this hair?

[Angry Dragon]

3. Bad boy

[7962]

4. Hahahahahahahahahahaha. Serves u right.

[NBachers]

5. Probably the first time he's ever done something like that . . .

[Plucketeer]

6. It's quite obvious

He'd simply gone "Judge mental".

[Canoe52]

7. Give him a break, still able to go at it at 64!

Plus there’s a good chance his wife isn’t interested any more either.

America is so puritanical, sigh.

[Jedi Guy]

8. I feel like it's time prostitution was legalized.

Bring the people involved out of the shadows, get them out from under the thumb of abusive pimps and provide protection from abusive johns, and arrange for them to have regular testing for STDs. If it's a consensual transaction between two adults, I don't see an issue with it. Keeping it illegal only harms the people involved.

As an aside, I'm a bit curious about this judge's political leanings. What's the betting that he's a Bible-banging "family values" Republican? Anyone willing to take that bet?