Friday, February 22, 2019

Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged with soliciting prostitution

Robert Kraft
photo courtesy: Associated Press
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is being charged with two misdemeanor counts of solicitation of prostitution stemming from a raid of the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter Florida.

Kraft was caught up in a months long investigation involving the spa and a human sex trafficking ring in Florida. Martin County Sheriff says the women involved in the sex ring were told they were coming to the U.S. for legit jobs and held instead as sex workers where they worked seven days a week seeing hundreds of men per year with minimal hygiene.

Police say they have video evidence of Kraft and that he visited the spa on two separate occasions and are currently working on a warrant for his arrest. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Kraft may not be the biggest name involved.

A spokesperson for the Patriots released a statement in regards to the incident: "We categorically deny that Mr. Kraft engaged in any illegal activity. Because it is a judicial matter, we will not be commenting further."

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