zaterdag 23 februari 2019

The Rich, The Powerful, and Sex with Children


New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft accused of soliciting sex, police say

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(CNN)New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is facing charges of soliciting prostitution as part of a large-scale sex trafficking crackdown that has led to hundreds of arrest warrants in Florida, police said.
The 77-year-old billionaire is among more than 100 people linked to several central Florida day spas and massage parlors suspected of being used for prostitution and targeted by law enforcement during a monthslong investigation. 
Police said Kraft visited the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Florida, twice. Video footage shows him receiving "paid acts" in a room at the spa and surveillance video shows him being driven to the spa, police Chief Daniel Kerr said Friday.
    Authorities said they wouldn't immediately release video or documentation. 
    A spokesperson for Kraft has denied that he committed a crime.
    "We categorically deny that Mr. Kraft engaged in any illegal activity. Because it is a judicial matter, we will not be commenting further," the spokesperson said. 
    Kristin Rightler, a Jupiter police spokeswoman, said Friday that Kraft has not been arrested.
    People wearing football jerseys and others were seen taking group photos and selfies outside the door of the Jupiter spa on Friday. 
    Football fans arrive to the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Florida on Friday.
    Football fans arrive to the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Florida on Friday.

    Another billionaire also charged

    John W. Childs -- a billionaire and CEO of the private equity firm J.W. Childs Associates -- is facing a charge of solicitation of prostitution in Vero Beach, Florida, about 50 miles north of Jupiter, police said.
    CNN has reached out to Childs for comment. 
    Speaking with Bloomberg on Friday, Childs said he had not been contacted by police about the allegations.
    "The accusation of solicitation of prostitution is totally false," Childs said. "I have retained a lawyer."
    While all of those listed by Jupiter police, including Kraft, have allegedly been caught on video, it's unclear whether there's video of those named by other law enforcement agencies.
    Authorities in Martin, Palm Beach and Indian River counties began releasing the names of the more than 100 patrons linked to the investigation earlier this week. 
    Their ages range from 19 to 84 years old, according to the Vero Beach police.
    Several employees, including those who managed some of the spas, have also been arrested. Police said they have been charged with racketeering, deriving support from proceeds of prostitution and engaging or maintaining a place of prostitution. 

    What the charges mean for Kraft

    Kraft is being charged with two counts of soliciting someone to commit prostitution, police said.
    Mike Edmondson, a spokesman with the State Attorney's Office in Palm Beach County, said the charges are second-degree misdemeanors and generally carry no more than a 60-day sentence in county jail. 
    CNN legal analyst on what charge means for Robert Kraft
    CNN legal analyst on what charge means for Robert Kraft02:00
    CNN legal analyst Paul Callan says the solicitation charge often carries another punishment as well. 
    "They also have an interesting provision in Florida law that you have to complete 100 hours of community service and attend a prostitution and human trafficking awareness course," Callan said.
    Callan said that it's unusual for the "johns" to get arrested.
    Shared Hope International, a group working to stop sex trafficking, identifies "johns" as individuals who pay for "or trade something of value for sexual acts." 
    "Usually the prostitute gets arrested or the person who's running the brothel," Callan said. "So this is an unusual approach, to round up the 'johns.' You see it happening periodically in jurisdictions where there's a major prostitution problem and he just got caught in the net." 

    What NFL has said so far

    "The NFL is aware of the ongoing law enforcement matter and will continue to monitor developments," the league said later Friday.
    The National Football League's personal conduct policy includes the behavior of team owners. 
    According to the policy, "Everyone who is part of the league must refrain from 'conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in' the NFL. This includes owners, coaches, players, other team employees, game officials, and employees of the league office, NFL Films, NFL Network, or any other NFL business."
    It also states that owners are held to a "higher standard." 
    "Ownership and club or league management have traditionally been held to a higher standard and will be subject to more significant discipline when violations of the Personal Conduct Policy occur."

    Kraft also owns a soccer team

    Kraft took ownership of the Patriots in January 1994. Since then, the NFL team has played in 10 Super Bowls, winning six of them, including this past season.
    How Robert Kraft became a billionaire
    How Robert Kraft became a billionaire 
    Kraft also is CEO of The Kraft Group, a holding company of numerous family businesses including International Forest Products, as well as Major League Soccer's New England Revolution.
    With his wife, Myra, he also oversaw the Robert and Myra Kraft Family Foundation and the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation. Myra Kraft passed away in 2011 at the age of 68 after a battle with cancer.
    President Donald Trump, longtime friend of Kraft, said he was surprised and "very sad." 
      "He's proclaimed his innocence totally, but I'm very surprised to see it," he said. 
      Kraft once reportedly gave the president a Super Bowl Ring after an earlier Patriot win. And Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said Trump gave Kraft a Make America Great Again hat. 
      CNN's Jill Martin, Melissa Alonso, Hollie Silverman, Betsy Klein, Richard Davis, Kate Trafecante and Nicole Chavez contributed to this report.
      https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/22/us/robert-kraft-solicitation/index.html





      Bill Clinton jumped aboard disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's 'Lolita Express' plane for junkets 26 TIMES in just three years

      • Financier Jeffrey Epstein drew a light 18-month prison term for soliciting prostitutes and procuring underage girls for prostitution
      • The famously Lothario-like Bill Clinton is one of several big names who hung with Epstein before the depth of his legal problems were made public
      • Epstein's jet was reportedly set up with a bed where guests had trysts with young girls
      • Flight logs show the former president jetting to Brunei, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, the Azores, Africa, Belgium, China, New York, and Belgium – all on Epstein's plane
      By GEOFF EARLE, DEPUTY US POLITICAL EDITOR and DAVID MARTOSKO, US POLITICAL EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM 
      PUBLISHED: 22:26 GMT, 13 May 2016 | UPDATED: 02:44 GMT, 17 May 2016
      Bill Clinton spent enough time aboard disgraced Wall Street mogul Jeffrey Epstein's 'Lolita Express' airplane that he should be eligible for frequent flyer miles, according to a shocking new report that reveals how often the former U.S. president road along with with the convicted sex offender.
      Flight logs reviewed by Fox News show Clinton took 26 trips aboard Epstein's Boeing 727 jet, more than double the 11 flights previously known.
      Epstein's jet was reportedly set up with a bed where guests had group sex with young girls.
      One of them, Virginia Giuffre, has claimed she was lured into joining Epstein's harem when she was just 15 years old and was then known as Virginia Roberts.
      The former teen prostitute has said she was used as a 'sex slave.'
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      FREQUENT FLYER: Bill Clinton took far more rides on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's 'Lolita Express' airplane than has been previously disclosed, according to a Fox News report
      'MADAM': Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's ex-lover, is pictured hugging him on the day a child sex abuse investigation was opened into him. She has denied recruiting young girls for him to have sex with
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      'MADAM': Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's ex-lover, is pictured hugging him on the day a child sex abuse investigation was opened into him. She has denied recruiting young girls for him to have sex with
      Roberts, 32, has claimed she saw Clinton in 2002 on an Epstein junket to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
      Virginia Roberts, the woman at the center of allegations against Jeffrey Epstein, was photographed last year in Colorado
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      Virginia Roberts, the woman at the center of allegations against Jeffrey Epstein, was photographed last year in Colorado
      But according to Fox, flight logs don't show the former president aboard a flight headed there. St. Thomas has a landing strip long enough to accommodate the jet.
      The logs do show the former president jetting to such exotic locales as Brunei, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, the Azores, Africa, Belgium, China, New York, and Belgium – all on Epstein's plane.
      Traveling with Epstein was New York socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, whom Roberts has accused of pimping her out.
      If nothing else, Clinton brought protection. 
      Flight logs filed with the Federal Aviation Administration show Clinton brought as many as 10 U.S. Secret Service agents along with him on some trips.
      But a journey to Asia in 2002 didn't list any Secret Service protection. As a former president, Clinton still gets a taxpayer-funded security detail for life.
      The cable network reported that Clinton would have been required to file an official form to leave his protective forces behind, although the Secret Service hasn't responded to formal document requests.
      Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution in 2008, and served just 18 months in jail for the offense despite outrage from victims advocates.
      Others reported to have spent time with Epstein include Great Britain's Prince Andrew and legal eagle Alan Dershowitz.  
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      The lawyers also mention Clinton was a guest of Epstein who hosted a trip to Africa in 2002 on his private Boeing 727 - dubbed 'Lolita Express' (pictured) 
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      'LOLITA EXPRESS' AND THE MILE-HIGH CLUB: This Boeing 727 owned by Epstein reportedly had a bed inside that was iused for sex romps with underage girls
      INTO AFRICA: This was the flight from New York's JFK airport to the Azores which began a tour of Africa for Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey and others on board Epstein's private jet. He was not then a convicted pedophile
      INTO AFRICA: This was the flight from New York's JFK airport to the Azores which began a tour of Africa for Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey and others on board Epstein's private jet. He was not then a convicted pedophile
      ANOTHER TRIP: Bill Clinton, Naomi Campbell and key Clinton aide Doug Band were on board Epstein's private Boeing 727 as it flew from London Luton airport to JFK
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      ANOTHER TRIP: Bill Clinton, Naomi Campbell and key Clinton aide Doug Band were on board Epstein's private Boeing 727 as it flew from London Luton airport to JFK
      The Palm Beach, Florida police and the FBI both investigated charges that Epstein consorted with underage girls used for prostitution.
      Court documents show that police found a 'clear indication that Epstein's staff was frequently working to schedule multiple young girls between the ages of 12 and 16 years old literally every day, often two or three times per day.'
      One victim said under oath that Epstein molested her at least 50 times, beginning when she was 13.
      She said she and other girls were lured to Epstein's home with promises of hundreds of dollars for modeling or for massaging him. 
      But once they were at his house, she said, Epstein ordered them to disrobe and massage his naked body – while he masturbated and abused them with sex toys.
      Prince Andrew wanted focus to be on his work after 2015 scandal
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      Ultimately, Epstein's plea deal in the solicitation case stalled federal prosecutors' efforts to bring a broader indictment for child sex abuse, witness tampering and money laundering.
      Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been accused of socializing with Epstein. 
      But sources at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida said the billionaire banned him from the premises years ago after he was seen hitting on a teenage girl.
      Trump declined comment on that development when DailyMail.com asked him about it. 
      But Trump's attorney, Alan Garten, told Fox News that 'there was no relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump.'
      'They were not friends and they did not socialize together.'
      https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3589628/Report-Bill-Clinton-jumped-aboard-disgraced-sex-offender-Jeffrey-Epstein-s-Lolita-Express-plane-junkets-26-TIMES-just-three-years.html

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