Billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is being offered a deferred prosecution plea deal to resolve charges accusing him of paying twice for sex with a prostitute at a Florida shopping center massage parlor. He denied a Wall Street Journal report that described the plea offer as an “unusual deal” because it would require an admission of guilt if the case went to trial. Upon completion of the program, misdemeanor soliciting prostitution charges would be dropped. His team then won the Super Bowl in Atlanta, the Patriots' sixth NFL championship under his ownership. Court papers say many of the workers at the massage parlors targeted in the investigation were forced to live at the spas and were not allowed to leave without an escort.

Source: Fox News March 19, 2019 20:03 UTC