The men are accused of responding to an ad on the website Backpage.com in the adult section under escorts.
"Once they came into the room, there was a brief conversation with the confidential informant, and officers from our detective bureau went and placed the males under arrest for solicitation," said Sgt. Matthew Tartaglia with Willoughby police.
Arrested were:
31-Year-Old Gill Gurinder Of North Royalton
64-Year-Old Johannes Reinhard Of Palm Beach, Florida
55-Year-Old Nagi J. Haddad Of Rocky River
26-Year-Old Ramone A. Davis Of Cleveland
50-Year-Old Raymond T. Kern Of Mentor
47-Year-Old Richard M. Salajcik Of Eastlake
And 42-Year-Old Ryan B. Tyna Of Hudson
Tyna was the girls’ basketball coach at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy. The school says as a result of his arrest, he has been relieved of his duties.
Dr. Brown is a well-known private practice ear, nose and throat surgeon.
“I’m shocked. I wouldn’t have expected something like that here,” said resident Bridgette Roth, “I guess now days doesn’t matter who it is- people are crazy.”