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.”

All but two of the accused skipped their initial hearings in Cambridge District Court Friday. More alleged sex buyers are expected to be identified in hearings later this month. The post Men accused of buying sex at Boston-area brothels named in initial hearings appeared first on Boston.

The hearings are set to determine if criminal complaints will be issued against the alleged customers of the commercial sex ring law enforcement shut down in 2023.