Robert Linger, 49, of Lutz, was released from Orient Road Jail at 5:36 a.m. after posting $750 bail, records show
Linger was arrested at 11:15 p.m. as part of an undercover operation that Tampa police were conducting at Fantasyland, an adult business at 4715 N. Lois Ave., according to a criminal report affidavit.
Five other men also were arrested on similar charges, records show.
The affidavit states that Linger and the other men formed a circle around the undercover officers and began masturbating. Linger also was seen masturbating while sitting on a couch, the affidavit states.
Jail records list Linger's employer as New World Communications. New World Communications of Tampa Inc. is a subsidiary that is affiliated with WTVT. Repeated phone calls to Mike McClain, WTVT's vice president for news, were not returned.
Fantasyland, described in the affidavit as a movie theater, has been the scene of police raids over the years, with patrons and workers arrested on charges that have included prostitution and drug possession.

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