Lawsuit says spa patrons were illegally recorded getting massages in prostitution sting involving Ro

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Source: CNN

Lawsuit says spa patrons were illegally recorded getting massages in prostitution sting involving Robert Kraft

By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN
Updated 0902 GMT (1702 HKT) April 23, 2019

(CNN) — A class action lawsuit accuses authorities of illegally videotaping customers getting massages at the same Florida spa where New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and others allegedly paid for sexual services.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of an unidentified John Doe who was not charged with a crime for patronizing the Orchids of Asia Day Spa from January 18 to 22, while surveillance cameras were rolling inside the spa.

The lawsuit argues that State Attorney Dave Aronberg, the Jupiter Police Department and one of its detectives violated the constitutional rights of those patrons, who did not consent to the recordings and had a reasonable expectation of privacy at the spa.

CNN has reached out to the defendants.

The recordings have become a key point of contention in the case, with both defendants and spa patrons who were not charged with crimes trying to prevent their release.

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/22/us/florida-spa-sting-lawsuit/index.html

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1. Whether they were charged or not they have no "reasonable expectation of privacy" in a ...

room where they are committing a crime and where the surveillance was warranted.