Police say Kraft paid for sex twice; prosecutors charge him with solicitation

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   Police said hidden-camera recordings showed Robert Kraft receiving sexual acts and paying cash during visits to Orchids of Asia Day Spa on January 19 and 20, 2019. Florida prosecutors charged him with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution. Kraft pleaded not guilty. He was not convicted.

   • Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal: State of Florida v. Robert Kraft, consolidated opinionOpinion case caption and factual background describing the recordings and charges; September 24 disposition report
   • The Washington Post: Charges against Patriots' Robert Kraft dropped in Florida after ruling on video evidenceOpinion case caption and factual background describing the recordings and charges; September 24 disposition report
2. reported

   Police entered Orchids of Asia through an investigation described as targeting suspected human trafficking. A health inspector testified that clothing, beds and other conditions looked to her like possible trafficking. A prosecutor later told the court that the state had no trafficking evidence at the spa, and Kraft was never charged with trafficking.

   • Associated Press via Boston.com: Prosecutor says no evidence of human trafficking at spa in Robert Kraft caseAP reports on the prosecutor's representation and inspector testimony; appellate opinion's account of the investigation and charges
   • Associated Press via GBH: Inspector in Kraft case says she saw evidence of traffickingAP reports on the prosecutor's representation and inspector testimony; appellate opinion's account of the investigation and charges
   • Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal: State of Florida v. Robert Kraft, consolidated opinionAP reports on the prosecutor's representation and inspector testimony; appellate opinion's account of the investigation and charges