CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A state forensics analyst testified today that the private computer of Bedford Municipal Judge Harry Jacob III was filled with web sites that advertised for escorts.

But the web searches changed after Nov. 7, 2013. That's when a prostitute, with whom Jacob paid thousands of dollars for sex, called him and said that police had linked her to a brothel investigation in Bedford, according to testimony in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.

Hours after that call, someone had used Jacob's computer to read The Plain Dealer's coverage of the investigation on cleveland.com, as well as web sites on sexual addictions and extramarital affairs, said Natasha Branam, a computer forensics examiner with the Ohio Bureau of Investigation.

By Nov. 8, Branam said, the searches focused on Ohio laws and sentencing information on prostitution charges. On Nov. 11, she said, someone had looked at the rules of evidence in brothel and prostitution cases, as well as the definitions of public officials in Ohio.

Branam did not say who used the computer. But Cuyahoga County prosecutors said Jacob used it to troll for prostitutes on his MacBook Pro laptop. Once he learned that authorities were on to him, prosecutors said, he began looking up as much information as possible on the case and state laws.

Branam's testimony came in the third day of Jacob's corruption trial before Common Pleas Judge Brian Corrigan. Jacob, of Solon, is charged with bribery, dereliction of duty, soliciting, tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice, failure to report a felony and promoting prostitution.

He waived his right to a jury trial, and Corrigan is hearing the case.

On Sept. 30, 2013, authorities raided Studio 54, a massage parlor on Northfield Road in Bedford. Three women linked to the business testified this week that they had sex with Jacob, who paid them, in some cases, hundreds of dollars per visit.

One of the women, Janice Luks, testified that she met Jacob through her advertisement on the Internet. She said she had sex with him 50 to 100 times and earned $300 to $700 for each visit.

In early November, Luks testified that she warned Jacob that police were asking about him and to delete her from his Facebook account. On Nov. 7, Luks called Jacob again. This time, Luks had agreed to work with police and taped the call to the judge.

The tape indicates that one of the first things that Jacob asked Luks was, "Do they know my name?'' He later told Luks that he would look into helping her find an attorney.

Jacob then began searching Plain Dealer stories and Ohio law web sites. Prosecutors say Jacob performed special favors for women he paid for sex, and they say he helped handle a traffic ticket for one of Luks' friends. Days later, Jacobs had sex with Luks and the friend for money.

Jacob's lawyers have said he had sex with prostitutes, but they deny that he received anything in exchange for what he did. The lawyers also have attacked the credibility of the women who said they had sex with Jacob.

Attorneys David Grant and Kevin Spellacy said the women told various stories throughout the investigation.

The trial is expected to continue two to three more days.