Prosecutors say they will release censored Robert Kraft spa tapes, judge issues stop order

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Florida prosecutor's office behind the investigation that revealed sex work happening at day spas says the surveillance video of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will be released to the public.

Update 3:20 p.m. EDT April 17:  ABC news reported that a judge in Florida is issuing a temporary protective order stopping the release of the video. The decision came hours after the prosecutor's office said it would release the footage Kraft allegedly at a day spa.

Original report: The Florida prosecutor's office behind the investigation that revealed sex work happening at day spas says the surveillance video of Robert Kraft will be released to the public.

Kraft's legal team filed an emergency motion shortly after the prosecutor's announcement looking to stop the release, CNN reported.

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Prosecutors say they will not wait for a judge to rule on requests made by Kraft's attorneys to keep the video under seal.

"The State, as the custodian of the records, cannot delay the release of records to allow a person to raise a constitutional challenge to the release of the documents," prosecutors wrote in a court filing Wednesday. "It is the practice of the Office of the State Attorney to pixelate or blur depictions of obscene or pornographic images before releasing such records to the public, absent a court order."