Crime & Safety

Sting Targeting Johns At Southborough Hotel Ends In 4 Arrests

Four local men were charged after the joint Westborough, Southborough and Northborough police sting.

SOUTHBOROUGH, MA — A prostitution sting at a local hotel ended in four local men being arrested and charged Wednesday, according to local police.

Westborough, Southborough and Northborough police — plus the Worcester County Sheriff's Office — set up the sting by advertising for escort services online. The police posing as sex workers directed the johns to a Southborough hotel, where they were arrested.

According to Southborough police, a 23-year-old Worcester man, 47-year-old Hudson man, 35-year-old Marlborough man and a 48-year-old Worcester man responded to the ads. All four were arrested on a single count each of seeking sexual conduct for a fee.

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