Naples police: Lee judge one of 6 men arrested in Naples prostitution sting

A prostitution sting by the Naples Police Department netted six arrests Friday, including that of Lee County Circuit Judge Jay B. Rosman.

The men, who range in age from 29 to 70, were arrested at a Naples hotel and charged with soliciting prostitution after arranging to meet with an undercover officer, according to Naples police.

The report states the following men, including Rosman, negotiated to pay an undercover officer between $150 and $300 for sex acts.

Howard Cornibe, 60, of Naples.

Patrick Boll, 53, of New Jersey.

Peter Bradshaw, 70, of Fort Myers.

William Darmoh, 29, of Naples.

Richard Cecil, 47, of Fort Myers.

In addition to soliciting a prostitute, Rosman, 64, is also accused of resisting arrest, according to his arrest report.

A spokeswoman from the 20th Judicial Circuit confirmed Rosman’s arrest Friday.

“He has since bonded out,” said Sara Miles, a public information officer with the circuit.

Rosman allegedly made contact with an undercover officer via phone and arranged to meet at thehotel. He agreed to pay $300 for a sexual act but instead was placed under arrest. According to the report, he began to resist but officers were able to gain control and handcuffed Rosman.

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Rosman was appointed as a Lee County Court Judge in 1986 and become a circuit judge in 1992. He has previously worked as an assistant state attorney and assistant public defender as working in private practice.

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

His latest reelection 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.

A Circuit Court judge presides over matters not assigned by statute to county courts and also hears appeals from county court cases, according to the Florida Courts website.

Rosman handles civil, probate and guardianship cases in Lee County and has presided over significant cases in the county.

In 2014, he awarded $24.6 million, minus about $8 million in fees, to three trustees of the Robert Rauschenberg Revocable Trust. Rauschenberg was a world-famous icon of contemporary art who lived on Captiva Island who left his wealth to a trust to be overseen and controlled by his friends. The trust was meant to distribute the artist’s assets to its beneficiaries, with the foundation being the primary beneficiary, according to News-Press archives.

In 2009, Rosman ruled against the county in a whistleblower case where five employees were reinstated to their Lee County facilities management positions. The lawsuit claimed the men were fired because of their involvement in an August 2008 investigation by the county equal opportunity employment director that revealed workers were doing non-county jobs while on the clock.

In 1995, Rosman sat as an associate judge with the District Court of Appeals.

He is married to Cathy Reiman, a Naples-based attorney. The couple have three children, according to his biography.



Rosman has taken an interest in curbing the incidence of domestic violence and was a finalist for the Governor’s Peace at Home Award, which recognizes individuals and organizations who work to prevent and end domestic violence. He also authored an article for the Nova Law Review on domestic violence.

Chief Judge Michael T. McHugh will preside over Rosman's civil docket beginning on Monday, Miles said.

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