I'm In Robert Kraft Prostitution Video: Lawsuit

FOXBOROUGH, MA — A man who says he was getting a massage at the same Florida spa where Robert Kraft’s prostitution charges stem from is suing state authorities, claiming his civil rights were violated. The man believes he may be on the same surveillance video as Kraft.

According to the lawsuit, obtained by USA Today, the man, identified as “John Doe,” said he was recorded at Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Florida, on Jan. 19, the same day police said Kraft visited the spa and solicited prostitution.

Doe was not among the 25 charged as a result of the Jupiter Police Department’s sting operation. In the lawsuit, Doe’s attorney wrote his client “did not engage in any sexual or illegal activity at any time while receiving his massage.”

The Jupiter Police Department, detective Andrew Sharp and the Palm Beach County State Attorney are listed as the defendants in the suit, which seeks monetary damages. According to Doe’s attorney, Doe’s undressed and received a massage in a private room. His attorney wrote Doe expected a reasonable level of privacy when he went to get a massage.

Joseph Tacopina, one of Doe’s attorneys, told USA Today the lawsuit could evolve into class-action litigation with other plaintiffs who visited the spa.

A Florida judge is still deciding whether to release the video recording related to accusations that Kraft solicited prostitution at the massage parlor. Kraft, 77, pleaded not guilty to soliciting prostitution stemming from visits to the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Florida, the day before and morning of the AFC Championship Game.

Kraft’s lawyers last week filed a motion pending, which challenges the legality of the videos being released. They argued the videos are exempt from disclosure under Florida public records law because they stem from an illegally granted warrant, authorizing police to install cameras at the spa, based off a false premise of human trafficking occurring at the spa.

Prosecutors said the warrant was granted because Jupiter Police initially believed human trafficking was occurring at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa. But prosecutors admitted in court last Friday they had no evidence of any human trafficking.

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