The case surrounding New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has just taken another major turn. On Monday evening, a judge officially ruled to suppress the video of the Patriots team owner, one that was originally obtained by police from inside a Florida spa.
As a result, such footage cannot be used as evidence in the case against Kraft.
“The ruling by Palm Beach County Judge Leonard Hanser is a major victory for Kraft, who was charged in February with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution,” writes A.J. Perez of USA TODAY. “The ruling does not directly affect whether the video will be released to the public, although Kraft's legal team is expected to use Monday's decision to further efforts to keep the footage out of the public domain.”
“Kraft's attorneys also are expected to file for a dismissal of the case as soon as Tuesday, a person with knowledge of the case told USA TODAY Sports. That person was granted anonymity because the motion had not been filed.”
Of course, Kraft and his team have been working diligently to keep the video out of the evidence for his case and out of the public eye.
“The Court finds that the search warrant does not contain required minimization guidelines, and that minimization techniques employed in this case did not satisfy constitutional requirements,” the aforementioned Hanser wrote, via USA TODAY.
Kraft's Patriots have notably won two of the last three and three of the last five Super Bowls including Super Bowl LIII in 2018.