Boston.com:A man who has played the role of "Pat Patriot," the New England Patriots football team's mascot, has been arrested in a Rhode Island prostitution sting.
Robert Sormanti, 47, of Warwick, R.I., was one of more than a dozen people arrested, the Providence Journal's website reported today.
Rhode Island State Police had no immediate comment this evening.
"The Patriot mascot costume is worn by multiple people. All are held responsible for their actions. The individual in question has been suspended," Patriots spokesman Stacey James said in a statement. He had no further comment.
Sormanti didn't immediately return a telephone message seeking comment.
