Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been charged with two first-degree misdemeanor counts for allegedly soliciting prostitution at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Florida, State Attorney Dave Aronberg announced in a news conference Monday.
Authorities say they have video of the alleged acts on Jan. 19 and 20. A spokesman for Kraft issued a statement Friday categorically denying that the 77-year-old billionaire “engaged in any illegal activity.”
Kraft’s first court date is scheduled for April 24, and, for each count, he faces a maximum penalty of one year in jail, a mandatory $5,000 fine, 100 mandatory hours of community service, and a mandatory “class on the dangers of prostitution and human trafficking.