In another blow to prosecutors, the judge presiding over the case against operators of the Florida day spa at the center of a prostitution sting that ensnared Patriots owner Robert Kraft ruled that surveillance video could also not be used in that trial
The ruling comes just days after a separate judge issued the same ruling pertaining to Kraft in his individual case.During the hearing in Palm Beach County, Circuit Judge Joseph Marx said Jupiter police did not do enough to avoid violating the Fourth Amendment rights of the patrons who were not committing a crime at the Orchids of Asia. The spa's owner, Hua Zhang, and manager Lei Wang have each been charged with 29 counts related to prostitution. Both have pleaded not guilty.
They also argued the warrant violated Kraft's Fourth Amendment rights and state law. Monday's ruling means all the video footage related to the prostitution case can't be used during the trials.Attorneys for both Zhang and Wang presented the exhibits, documents and the suppression order from the Kraft case on Monday. Judge Marx instructed the defense team and the state attorney's office to focus their arguments on the issue of"minimization.
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