Community members and fellow city councilors have called to attention the seriousness of the allegations against Councilor Paul Toner.

Cambridge City Councilor Paul Toner was back inside city hall Monday, facing his colleagues and neighbors for the first time since he was publicly accused of paying for sex at a high-end brothel. "First I am ashamed to have my name associated with this case.

The clerk agreed to file charges against the first 12 men whose cases were called, saying in court that there is “sufficient evidence to establish probable cause.”