Men accused of seeking sex for fee, police say

A Northeastern University professor is one of five people arrested in a prostitution sting in Boston.Dr. Harvey Shapiro is among a group of men who appeared Friday in Boston Municipal Court following arrests by police for seeking sex for a fee.Watch reportOfficials say the men were arrested Thursday at the Hilton Boston Back Bay on Dalton Street. They allegedly used an online classified site to solicit a prostitute. Shapiro, a faculty member in the school’s Department of Education, also supervises teachers in the Boston Public Schools, according to the university’s website."Northeastern University will evaluate the entire set of circumstances around the allegations involving Mr. Shapiro and decide on the appropriate personnel action in accordance with our policies," the school said in a statement."Boston Public Schools has no record of Harvey Shapiro working as a district employee or contractor," said Dan O'Brien, press secretary of Boston Public Schools.WCVB will have more information when it becomes available.

A Northeastern University professor is one of five people arrested in a prostitution sting in Boston.

Dr. Harvey Shapiro is among a group of men who appeared Friday in Boston Municipal Court following arrests by police for seeking sex for a fee.


Watch report

Officials say the men were arrested Thursday at the Hilton Boston Back Bay on Dalton Street. They allegedly used an online classified site to solicit a prostitute.

Shapiro, a faculty member in the school’s Department of Education, also supervises teachers in the Boston Public Schools, according to the university’s website.

"Northeastern University will evaluate the entire set of circumstances around the allegations involving Mr. Shapiro and decide on the appropriate personnel action in accordance with our policies," the school said in a statement.

"Boston Public Schools has no record of Harvey Shapiro working as a district employee or contractor," said Dan O'Brien, press secretary of Boston Public Schools.

WCVB will have more information when it becomes available.

