The New England Patriots owner has been cleared of charges.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft got a soliciting sex charge against him dropped on Thursday.
Florida prosecutors decided not to go through with charges after a court barred the release of a video in the case.
Last month, the Florida 4th District Court of Appeal found that Jupiter police violated the rights of Kraft and nearly two dozen other men when they secretly installed video cameras inside massage rooms at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in early 2019. The court then blocked the use of the video footage at trial.
Kraft’s attorneys filed a motion Monday asking the recordings be destroyed and that the NFL owner would be willing to pay the state’s cost if anyone challenges a destruction order.
Kraft, 79, was charged in February 2019 in a multicounty investigation of massage parlors that included a secret video recording in the spas’ lobbies and rooms. Police said the recordings show Krafft and other men engaging in sex acts with women and paying them.
Kraft pleaded not guilty to the charge and issued a public apology in March 2019.
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 04: Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, shakes hands with Nick Folk #2 and Lawrence Guy #93 of the New England Patriots before the AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium on January 04, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)