Broadway actor among those arrested in Naples prostitution sting

A Broadway actor in Naples performing in a traveling Broadway Series production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King & I" was among six men arrested in a prostitution sting at a Naples hotel.

Naples police arrested Patrick J. Boll, 53, of Weehawken, New Jersey, on Friday along with Lee County Judge Jay B. Rosman and four others. The men had negotiated to pay an undercover officer $150 to $300 for sex acts, a police report states.

Boll, charged with soliciting for prostitution, a misdemeanor, remains free on a $2,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in Collier County Court on March 7.

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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 sex act for $150.

"The King & I" ran Feb. 7-11 at Artis—Naples. Boll played the roles of Captain Orton and Sir Edward Ramsey last week and during at least one performance after the arrest, said some who attended the play.

Artis—Naples officials declined to comment.

Boll, who grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, has appeared on and off Broadway, on television shows such as "Gossip Girl" and "The Good Wife," and in movies including "How To Be Single," "Burn After Reading" and "Love Walked In."

He recently ended a long run in the Broadway version of "Mamma Mia!"

Richard Cecil, another of the six men arrested in the sting, pleaded not guilty Monday, waived his March 7 arraignment and asked for a jury trial.

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.

”Richard’s extensive Hebraic insight, humorous, dynamic, and engaging style endears him to a wide spectrum of pastoral engagements and ministry opportunities,” according to the Toledo church listed in a details section of the Facebook page.

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 sexual act for $200 and then was arrested.

The Lee judge who was arrested, Rosman, 64, 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. Disciplinary action, if taken against Rosman, would come only if a complaint is filed with the Judicial Qualification Commission.

The commission is an independent agency created by the Florida Constitution to investigate misconduct by state judges.

The commission's investigative panel — after getting a complaint that a judge is guilty of failure to perform judicial duties, or conduct unbecoming a member of the judiciary, or conduct violating the Code of Judicial Conduct — may investigate to determine whether to file formal charges.

As of Monday, no charges had been filed against Rosman.

In addition to the commission's process, the Florida House of Representatives can impeach a judge, who then can be tried for alleged misconduct in the Florida Senate.

Other than impeachment, discipline can be meted out only by the commission and must be approved by the Florida Supreme Court.

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.

Rosman has been a finalist for the Governor’s Peace at Home Award, which is given to individuals and organizations that work to prevent domestic violence. He also wrote an article for the Nova Law Review on domestic violence.

Rosman's arrest photo was unavailable. Florida law allows withholding of mugshots of judges, law enforcement officers and certain other public officials.

Staff writers Melissa Montoya-Ocampo, Patrick Riley and Sarajane Sullivan contributed to this story.

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