KSTU (via
MJ’s Blog) is reporting that last year’s American Idol’s runner up, David Archuleta’s father plead no contest today for soliciting a prostitute at a Midvale, Ut massage parlor back in January. Jeff Archuleta’s lawyer said he was at the wrong place at the wrong time when police raided the parlor for not having a business license but once inside they realized that prostitution was taking place there. He was the only client in the establishment at the time. His lawyer says that he was there for a back problem, but the Midvale police say he had admitted to receiving sexual gratification at the time.
David’s father reportedly plead no contest because he didn’t want the negative publicity to affect his son’s career. With the plea he was cited with a Class B misdemeanor, soliciting prostitution and was fined $582.
Jeff Archuleta was rumored to being an overbearing stage dad when his son was on the show. Some reports even claimed that American Idol wanted to ban him from the show. Something both parties denied.
