UPDATED: Prosecutors drop prostitution charges against Patriots owner Robert Kraft
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft won’t be facing trial on charges that he paid for sex on consecutive days at a Jupiter, Florida, massage parlor. According to court papers filed on Thursday, Florida prosecutors are dropping the prostitution charges against Kraft.
The decision comes after a court blocked the prosecution from using a video that allegedly shows Kraft soliciting a woman for sex at the Orchids of Asia spa in January 2019. Police had secretly installed the cameras, which the court ruled was violation of his and other customers’ right to privacy. Prosecutors said they would not appeal the decision, which likely left them with essentially no evidence against Kraft.
UPDATED: SOME HAVE ASKED WHETHER EVERYONE CAUGHT IN THE SAME STING HAD THEIR CHARGES DROPPED. NO. THOSE WHO PLEAD GUILTY ARE STUCK WITH THAT AND, IN MOST CASES, INCLUDED AN APPEAL WAIVER.
So he got off? A happy ending to this story. Sometimes the jokes just write themselves
I am happy for him the sad part is 3/4 of if we had that type one money this state would not bully us like they do
Just shows if you have enough money you can get a fair trial. Also shows the cops don’t mind being crooked and break the law just to get charges against someone. This needs to change.
David
That happened to me. I would have probably had ALL charges dropped but I spent $25000 pn bail that I did not get back plus another $15000 on lawyer. He wanted another $12000 for the trial and I just didn’t have it so all charges stuck and I got screwed. If I had ,had the money, the first thing I would have had done was have the illegal interrogation thrown out. After 7 hours I would have admitted to shooting JFK , that is how bad it was.
My first appeal the judge sent my lawyer away in years.
I went back on my own but the judge said too much time had passed.
As this was a victimless “Crime” I am thrilled that he was able to beat this clear case of entrapment and violation of privacy. Sex work/prostitution is perfectly legitimate work and is legal in most of the civilized world and guess what – everything is just fine in those countries.
Sex offender truth
Please do not throw ALL Christians into the same boat. There are good and bad people in all walks of life. Not all of us Christians are hypocrites.
‘Christians love to feel superior with their prudishness’ is getting a little off topic here. Isn’t there a religion forum somewhere?
Agreed – Going to edit this poster’s comment
I think my comment on religious hypocrisy contributing to this mess is quite accurate. Were we in a country with TRUE separation of church and state most of the issues with SEX would be moot.
However – in the land of “In God We Trust” such separation does not exist and thus – things like SEX can be used to manipulate the masses.
Might not be the most PC thing to say but that doesn’t make it any less true.
Religion didn’t create sex offender registries. Religion was not a factor in the arrest of Robert Kraft. And we won’t reform Florida’s sex laws by attacking religion.
No, everything isn’t “just fine”. I don’t assume all sex work is bad but I certainly wouldn’t say it’s all good either. While some may freely choose this work there are many others who are being abused or exploited in some way. Also, data has shown that legalization does not reduce trafficking.
Must be nice to have a bottomless bucket of money to just make things like this go away.
This is what happens when you have the money needed to fight…you win.
So the cops break the law to catch you breaking the law. When I was growing up, I was always told two wrongs don’t make a right.
Another waste of tax payers money. Please spend the tax payers money on actually stopping a real crime like car jackings, home invasions, murders etc.
I’m struck by the number of commenters who trust the prosecutor’s explanation for dropping the case— that the defendant would not face justice because he had too much money.
Fact is, this prosecutor was part of a costly fake human trafficking bust that relied upon illegal search and seizure. Prosecutors should be called out MORE often in such things, not less, and stop blaming defendants for their own prosecutorial blunders.
I wonder if Mr. Kraft were approached FAC, NARSOL, or ACSOL, would he possibly be interested in helping support our cause either monetarily or openly., now that he’s had a taste of how it really goes.
He may just want to help “stick it” to Florida after his ordeal.
If anyone would like to reach out to him, they are welcome to.
Are donations to FAC public record in any way?
Are donations through Justice Transactions public record in any way?
They are not
Jim
Since all charges were dropped, he won’t be put on a registry. AND, since he is high profile, probably wouldn’t want to be associated with us. AND he would use the excuse that what he did was consensual and ALL the rest of us are pervs, molesters and pedophiles, even though that is far from the truth.
( And, yes, I cannot propose to know what he would do, say or think but that would be the majority of others response even if in the same boat ) Too many people want to be disassociated with us.
I have had neighbors I have known for years and adored me. AND then NextDoor came out and they all act now like I ate their children for dinner. ( Their kids have been playing in front of my house for years without being kidnapped and ravished)
As we said in the Navy…”It’s not who you know, it’s who you blow.”
Now that Mr. Kraft has had his case dismissed because of illegal activity on the part of law enforcement, I wonder if the cops will now be charged with breaking the law? I person without a bottomless pocket full of money would be convicted by the illegal activity of law enforcement. The Gestapo and KGB would be proud of such an outcome. I can’t help but wonder if entrapment falls into the same category?
Or in some cases, how much money you have to hire the best lawyers who are friends with the judges
should hire his attorney to get rid of the registration i bet he could do it
Is anyone surprised? Those who believe money was not a factor are naive. If Kraft, or another high-profile person, wasn’t implicated in this sting, it wouldn’t even have made the news and everybody would have been prosecuted and placed on the John Registry (which I would much rather be on!).
“THOSE WHO PLEAD GUILTY ARE STUCK WITH THAT AND, IN MOST CASES, INCLUDED AN APPEAL WAIVER.” Once again, illegally obtained warrants and evidence are okay in “sex crime” cases.