Florida prosecutors offered a plea deal to Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men charged with a recent sex sting operation, as Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal writes. However, the proposal calls for Kraft and 24 others to admit they would have been proven guilty at trial. Based on the statement put out by Kraft at the outset of the scandal, it’s far from a given that he’ll agree to those terms. 
Also, as a part of the proposed agreement, Kraft would have to complete an education course about prostitution, perform 100 hours of community service, and undergo testing for sexually transmitted diseases. Prosecutors say this is the standard diversion program offered to first-time offenders in such matters.
The state attorney’s office says none of the 25 men in question have accepted the agreement just yet. Meanwhile, Kraft’s attorney has yet to comment on the agreement proposed by authorities.
As it stands, Kraft is set for an April 24 court date – one day before the start of the 2019 NFL Draft. However, Kraft can opt to simply have his attorney appear on his behalf.
I think this is horrible. Instead of going after the real criminals they go after ppl who gives them headlines. Who cares what Kraft does? He’s not hurting anyone. It’s abombical .
Hi. Not trolling. Abombical? Is that a word I don’t know? Abominable perhaps?
Human trafficking is a real crime. And im pretty sure they arent using all their resources on Robert Kraft….
Human trafficking is a real crime,but he don’t have anything to do with it.
Yeah, he didn’t do the trafficking. He likely didn’t even know if they were trafficked or not.
trafficking wouldn’t exist if their aren’t people like Kraft and the other men that were charged. Supply and demand.
True. DUIs would exist if it weren’t for cars or other motorized vehicles.
He’s not responsible for the actions of others. Only what he does. He has no greater duty to help society curb trafficking, even if his desire makes it worse. You’re only responsible for what you actually do. And I have no problem with what he did honestly, provided he did not know they were girls that were trafficked. And by trafficked I mean coerced with threat of physical, financial, employment, or legal means. Any thing short of that doesn’t qualify as trafficking.
*Wouldn’t exist. Means people who want to drive don’t cause DUIs
Kraft is a little more involved in this than simply asking for a happy ending…
And there also wouldn’t be trafficking if it was legal.
Yeah there would, coercion to do so would still be illegal. Trafficking only includes coercion cases, everything else is pure choice.
I’m not saying it should be ok to force anyone into it.Coercion wouldn’t be a factor.It should be legal,with the government monitoring it.
So trafficking, to be trafficking at all, has to have coercion, so trafficking would still be illegal. Prostitution without coercion could be legal. Again, it’s bad economics so I’m fine with it being illegal for those purposes, but let’s make it like a speeding ticket, $100 fine type thing. Ultimately fine with it being legal as well
Don’t need the whole run down there, I’m only speaking on Kraft going to a rub and tug.The trafficking element is wrong,but there’s not a big difference between what Kraft did,to what Hugh Hefner did for decades.
Agreed. Sorry, the lawyer in me
Of course the sleazy lawyers want to defend the guys who can pay the most! No matter what they do!
It is real… unfortunately it turns out neither Kraft or this particular establishment have anything to do with that. Which is now public knowledge.
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If we’re going to go by the idea that the underlying crime is unrelated to the “victimless” crime, then no one who purchases illegal drugs should be arrested.
I’m sure “Happy Ending” can be defined as “Recreational” too
Well, first, possession of the drugs is against the law, but they’re not responsible for the sale of drugs or society’s problem in general. Solicitation of a prostitute is illegal but doesn’t make you responsible for human trafficking or society’s problem with it. Third, if you’re suggesting that neither prostitution or drugs should be illegal, I completely agree with that statement. Prostitution is honestly poor economics, so I can see an economic reason for illegality, but that’s it, no moral reason. Drugs being illegal is one of the greatest economic wastes of all time, there’s no moral issues for society, and their illegality causes black markets that you could otherwise substantially reduce the power of. And I don’t smoke or anything like that, drug laws are totally wasteful.
Frequenting an institution for prostitution that relies on human trafficking as a means of obtaining prostitutes does, in fact, make you party to human trafficking. If people like Kraft were not patronizing their establishment, then there would be no reason to bring these women here.
If you’re buying illegal drugs, then yes, you’re responsible for the ‘sale of drugs’ (how else are you getting them?) and you are part of society’s drug problem. For the record, I think drugs should be legal and handled as a mental health issue.
Robert Kraft is rich enough to go anywhere in the country and hang out with all kinds of people and women. He could travel to Nevada where prostitution is legal. To think that he chooses this little place in Florida without for a second thinking where these women are coming from beggars belief.
I disagree with virtually everything you just said l. The knowledge that it might contribute to something bad doesn’t give him any responsibility for that wrong.
Of course you don’t! Cuz you defend scumbags like him ! Cuz they pay the most huh?
Donald Trump? What a convfefe!
At those terms what’s the point of agreeing to the plea, just fight it.
Abombical!!
I heard about an attorney in San Francisco that could get this guy off.
L.O.L.
Not a chance he takes the plea – will fight it and win. Neither of the women he was involved with was charged with prostitution ( one was the manager and was charged with running a house of ill repute the other was an operator of the business and has no charges pending) – no human trafficking – the videos looks like it may only be used for trafficking charges – no audio so they can claim it was consenting adults ( money was tip for massage) and the ID may get tossed. He should have been smarter and just gone to Vegas but for gods sake let the man get a handy now and then.
If OJ didn’t do it, Kraft didn’t do it.
O.J. Did do it!!!!!!!!!!! Or his Son did it!!!!!!. Kraft was caught on Tape!!!!!!!!. and Kraft allegedly has some much younger Girlfriend. Garbage owner, Garbage Town,
Could for him for all of that. Especially the 38 year old gf.
*Good for him for all that. Especially the 38 year old gf.
Scumbag lawyer!
His legacy is garbage now anyways….hard to be seen as a legend when everyone not a Pats fan knows you contributed to human trafficking.
This is dumb. Haven’t they discovered there is no human trafficking here? I mean, even if there was, unless he knowingly did it anyway I don’t see how his legacy could even be affected… I could care less what he does outside of the NFL. I have a problem with the super bowl walk through video, certainly not this.
Case will be dropped – evidence is deflated.
The state dropped the trafficking charges as there was no evidence that trafficking was happening here, so that argument goes out the window.
The biggest issue left here is the video tape. Kraft absolutely does NOT want that video being released. If he accepts the plea deal, the video gets sealed and never gets released. If he decides to go to trial, there is a good chance he’ll beat the charges, but the video tape will be shown as evidence and there will be a much greater chance of it getting released to the public. (Tell me TMZ won’t pay $250K to get a copy of that)!
For this reason alone, I believe Kraft will end up accepting the deal and face the likely 4-6 game suspension by Goodell.
The real question in this day and age is why prostitution is still illegal between two consenting adults.
DAs in Florida are experts at wasting taxpayer money but would have trouble proving the sun rises in the east. They are also corrupt and hoping they can shake down Kraft for some dough. Who are the real criminals here?