Florida prosecutors have offered a plea deal to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men charged with paying for illicit sex at a massage parlour.
The Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office confirmed Tuesday it has offered Kraft and 24 other men charged with soliciting prostitution the standard diversion program offered to first-time offenders. The men must concede they would be found guilty, perform 100 hours community service and attend a class on prostitution's dangers and how it perpetuates human trafficking, spokesman Mike Edmondson said.
Golfer Tiger Woods entered a similar diversion program in 2017 when he was charged in Palm Beach County with driving under the influence. He appeared in court to accept the deal.Kraft is one of about 300 men charged in multiple counties between Palm Beach and Orlando as part of a crackdown on illicit massage parlours and human trafficking. Ten parlours have been closed and employees have also been charged.
Sheriff William Snyder of neighbouring Martin County spearheaded the massage parlour crackdown. He said in a recent interview with The Associated Press the traditional route of only charging parlour owners and their employees while ignoring their customers doesn't work. He said the only way massage parlour prostitution and its related human trafficking will be curtailed is to charge the men, too.
According to police records, Kraft was chauffeured to the massage parlour in a 2014 white Bentley on the evening of Jan. 19, where officers say they secretly videotaped him engaging in a sex act and then handing over an undetermined amount of cash.
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