Robert Kraft Pleads Not Guilty
to Solicitation Charges Kraft, owner of the New
England Patriots, has officially
entered a not guilty plea and
requested a jury trial. He was in charged in February
with two misdemeanor counts
of first-degree solicitation after
being caught at an illicit massage parlor. He has reportedly denied his
involvement in the human
trafficking scandal and accused
the state attorney of defamation. William Burck, Kraft's attorney,
via ‘New York Times’ Kraft’s scheduled arraignment
for March 28 has been
canceled as a result. If convicted, Kraft faces 100 hours
of community service, a $5,000 fine
and up to one year in jail. His not guilty plea comes days
after he publicly apologized. Robert Kraft, via statement