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Robert K. Kraft, the owner of the N.F.L.’s New England Patriots, has pleaded not guilty to charges of soliciting prostitution in Florida.
The plea on two first-degree misdemeanors came in writing to the Florida state attorney’s office, not in person. Mr. Kraft requested a nonjury trial. The plea was filed Monday and made public on Thursday.
Mr. Kraft has a scheduled court date of March 27 in Florida. He is not required to be present, and most likely will be represented by his lawyer, Jack Goldberger.
The plea was not a surprise.