Robert Kraft could use some positive press after being charged with two misdemeanor chargers resulting from a prostitution sting earlier this year. Throwing a bunch of money at a charity isn’t a bad way to go about garnering it, but Kraft’s generous offer to donate $100,000 to the Haitian Project was recently turned down by president Patrick Moynihan.
“The last thing I wanted was a donation from Robert Kraft,” Moynihan told the Boston Globe. “I could not be silent. I had to stand up.”
According to Moynihan, $100,000 would have covered the costs for 50 students for an entire year.
“$100,000 is hugely significant to us,” Moynihan said. “I represent the needs of people who have a singularly terrible situation — a lack of assets. But we cannot do good by doing bad. The ends cannot justify the means.”
Kraft pleaded not guilty to the charges in March, but did offer an apology to friends and family. He is due back in court on April 9.
