More details emerged Monday regarding Patriots owner Robert Kraft‘s charges of solicitation. Two misdemeanor charges came Kraft’s way, according to ESPN, which adds that video evidence collected against the longtime owner came from the weekend of this year’s AFC championship game.
Documents released by the Palm Beach Attorney’s Office indicate Kraft visited the Orchids of Asia Day Spa twice in a 24-hour span, and on Jan. 20 was videotaped receiving “oral and manual sex” from a woman at the Jupiter, Fla., Spa. According to officials, Kraft gave the woman a $100 bill and another bill before leaving. He flew to Kansas City shortly after this alleged act, being in attendance for the Patriots-Chiefs game later that day.
Video surveillance captured Kraft soliciting prostitution at the spa on Saturday, Jan. 19, as well, Palm Beach State Attorney Dave Aronberg said Monday. Kraft is one of several men implicated in this sting, which lasted approximately eight months.
Kraft will have a “low level” arrest warrant issued in his name and an April 24 court date, though he will not need to make a court appearance, ESPN reports. The Patriots owner has hired an attorney to represent him in this process. If convicted, Kraft would face one year in jail, a fine of $5,000, 100 community service hours and attendance in a human trafficking dangers class. Kraft, 77, is not expected to serve any jail time. His lawyers deny any wrongdoing on the part of their client.
“We categorically deny that Mr. Kraft engaged in any illegal activity. Because it is a judicial matter, we will not be commenting further.”
As for an NFL suspension, that seems likely. The league released another statement on Monday that indicates its personal conduct policy applies equally to NFL personnel.
“Our personal conduct policy applies equally to everyone in the NFL. We will handle this allegation in the same way we would handle any issue under the policy. We are seeking a full understanding of the facts, while ensuring that we do not interfere with an ongoing law enforcement investigation. We will take appropriate action as warranted based on the facts.”
For a indication of how the NFL might proceed, Colts owner Jim Irsay received a six-game suspension and a $500K fine in 2014, when he pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated.
What the crap
Kraft sitting in a cell for a year. Hahaha.
Omg this is most ridiculous arrest ever! Instead of going after the Human Traffickers themselves they go after the clients when there are far worse criminals infecting this society. I could care less about Kraft going there, he’s not hurting anyone. I can not believe this article, it almost seems like if it were anyone other than a news headline containing Kraft there would be none of this nonsense!! I almost hate to even think this….but I hope they were not targeting Kraft.
Uhh without the clients there would be no market for the traffickers. Yes I believe the traffickers need stopped but so do those who use women being exploited.
Without traffickers there would be no women being trafficked, thus no clients. You’re naive if you think that if there’s no market that trafficking will stop
Think for a moment about the economics logic of what you wrote.
That makes no sense at all! Supply
and demand market is simple
If you think visiting/soliciting a place that is likely using human trafficking is a harmless crime, you are part of the problem. You realize the girls performing the acts are being forced to perform the acts…they’re more than likely not doing it for the money….which they’ll see very little of, if any.
If you’re a parent, imagine that’s your kid. I know you’ve seen “taken”. It’s not just third world countries this stuff happens.
NFL needs to send a strong message here.
Come on , who hasn’t visited the massage parlor?
These girls are in all instances slaves, so I have a real problem with this. The clients are supporting the abusers, this shouldn’t be tolerated.
It’s probably a Miami Dolphin conspiracy. Don’t count that out.
Pahska – what, are you auditioning for a job in the trump whitehouse!?
Oh poor super rich guy can’t catch a break…r u serious?
And facts and evidence don’t prove anything, right?
It’s just so sad that the system’s rigged against people with money and power, when will oligarchs finally be completely above the law?
Who cares if they promote human trafficking or if children die in cages, right?
I can’t believe how many later commenters r defending this kind of behavior, why is any wrongdoing by a rich white guy always some kind of media witch hunt?
Do u really think someone that has gone out of their way to amass that much wealth and and power is really not guilty of anything ever? They’ve probably done a lot of not so nice stuff to get to where they are, crimes like this don’t even register to them as wrong. Cuz once u have enough money, nothing u do is wrong, right?
Rrrrriiiiiiiiiiiight…
You sound like an angry person who needs to go potty.
You don’t think they’re going to go after the traffickers ALSO? They can do both, you know
cnn cameras were at the police station before charges were filed smells like a hit job
The actual raids occurred on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. That’s how the media had the heads up. Local TV stations were outside of his house in Brookline Friday morning.
I suppose this is Fake News too even though there is video evidence!
Wrong is still WRONG! No matter who you are or how much money you have! But the system is broken!
Couldn’t care less about these charges, but the fact Bob Kraft is “categorically denying” such granular evidence like exact dates and video proof is such a Patriots move. I mean, it’s so oddly impressive to witness their behavioral consistency from owner all the way down to the ball boy.
Lol what the hell is manual sex. Is there an automatic sex as well?
Hand job
We need to remember innocent until proven guilty, the police can say they have all the evidence in the world but it doesn’t make it true. What brings more attention to trafficking, 8 month sting where they got a lot of people but no big names, or a 8 month sting with a lot of people and a big name? Until there is proof provided that it’s unqestionably Kraft he’s innocent.
There appears to be proof. Videos of the acts and they got his drivers license to prove it was him. His only chance may be to get to the girls and pay them off to say it was consensual and that the money that was exchanged was not for sex.
That standard only applies to a court of law, in the court of public opinion, all’s fair
Kraft’s lawyer is right he did nothing wrong. He went to get a deep tissue massage and paid for his little friend Willie to get one too.
This comment >>>>> lol
If Major League Baseball can keep Pete Rose out of the HOF, the NFL can do the same for Kraft.
Baseball HOF lost all credibility when Harold Bains got in.
Harold “Bains” was never elected.
Pete Rose willingly agreed to sign a plea that came with a lifetime ban from the Hall of Fame.
Hot story
How do you give an owner a 6 game suspension? No owners box for you? Poor thing.
More time for him to spend at the local massage parlor…
Complete waste of taxpayers money but in Florida they are use to that.
Investigating human trafficking is a complete waste of tax payer money?
Seriously
U might think differently if u were inhumanely trafficked bruh
Who wouldn’t want a pile of coke and hookers after making it to the Super Bowl?? Lol
I heard that they have video evidence that Kraft asked the woman to wear a Tom Brady mask and jersey while “massaging” him.
Kraft claims he was scouting… needed a new Tight End to replace Gronk.
Why should Kraft just assume that the parlor was ran by sexslaves, because they were Asian? Can’t knock the guy for that too much, rub and tugs at places like this happen all the time and my guess is that there’s quite a few of you reading this article have gotten one yourselves. My neighbor is a “masseuse” at a parlor, drives a new bmw and just got back from two weeks in Cabo. There are people who are in the massage business that aren’t slaves and do pretty well financially let’s try to remember that as well
Now I know why he looked so relaxed during the AFC Championship game.
Truly a happy ending for all the Patriot haters out there.
A- Kraft reportedly has a 30 year old girlfriend. Take a look at his picture and imagine that he’s an $800/month Social Security recipient and tell me she’s not self trafficking.
B- It’s kind of weird to say “these women are suffering such horrible abuse against their will…that we let it go on and video taped it for MONTHS…and THEN we finally stopped it.”
How much evidence did they need, exactly?
here is my thing what is the guy suppose to do ? he is 77 years old .. his wife died 10 years ago.. its not like he can go on eharmony and find “love” whatever woman he meets shit will be money motivated they would more then likely drive a wedge between him and his family .. and or extort him for money by making some kind of sex tape… so yes while I am not in favor of sex trafficking and obviously it is wrong in every way I can see how this could happen.
“It wasn’t me”