Football Team-Owning Buddy of Jon Busted for Prostitution
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A very, uh, detailed police report has been released, and all I can say is that his defense of having done nothing illegal seems to be based on, uh, no female naughty bits actually being involved:
https://www.scribd.com/document/4004...t-Robert-Kraft |
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What confuses me is, according to this, he's being charged with (2)(e) offering to commit prostitution... not soliciting, as reported in the press, which means the worst that he's facing is a max 60-day and/or a max $$500 fine, which is the same for (2)(e) and (f). The mandatory educational program and 100 hours of community service, plus a $5000 civil penalty is only considered for (2)(f) Soliciting. (I guess they figure the pros don't need to know about the negative effects of prostitution and human trafficking; and if the johns can afford to pay for sex, they can afford to support drug programs and safe houses.) :roll: |
According to the Charge section of pages 1 and 3 of the report, the charge is 796.07(5)(a)1, "soliciting another to commit prostitution", a misdemeanor with the penalty being up to 1 year in jail, 1 year on probation, and a $1,000 fine.
Also, keep in mind that he went back there a second time, so if he didn't know what was going on, he should have. I don't believe his two counts makes him a second offender (a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison, 5 years on probation, and a $5,000 fine). But the judge could decide to sentence Kraft consecutively instead of concurrently, which is why OJ Simpson had to serve a minimum of 9 years instead as little as four. |
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I wondered why the reporters kept consistently saying soliciting; and now I know. I still don't understand why the officer said there was probable cause for the offer to commit prostitution, instead of soliciting; but that's not important now. Thanks, ma'am! |
Kraft has formally entered a plea of not guilty, and a request for a non-jury trial: only the judge will hear any testimony.
And speaking of embarrassing situations for major league sports executives, the CEO of a baseball team was filmed strong-arming his wife, causing the chair she was in to tip over -- which he, then she, blamed on her recently injured foot. |
Patriots owner Kraft offered plea deal in prostitution case
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A plea deal is when you're "rewarded" with less punishment in exchange for pleading guilty to either lesser charges ("We'll let you plead guilty to loitering instead of soliciting prostitution") or fewer charges ("We'll let you plead guilty to one count of soliciting prostitution instead of two"). Removing the possibility of jail and/or probation -- or deleting the charges from their criminal records -- AFTER successful completion the diversion program would be legitimate plea deal offers. But even they would require a plea to some degree of guilt, not a "concession" to it. If this is the prosecution's idea of a plea deal, they must WANT to take everyone to trial. |
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He's sorry? I thought he said he hadn't done anything illegal. Nonetheless, it sounds like Team Crafty have finalized their legal game plan: Quote:
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Since this was released two days too late to be considered an attempt at an April Fools' Day joke, Kraft's lawyers might have to settle for a Big LOL Award, LOL! |
Well, the world will be a safer place -- for the rest of the month, at least:
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