(CNN) A Florida judged ruled Monday that prosecutors cannot use surveillance video and other evidence in the prostitution solicitation case against NFL team owner Robert Kraft.

The ruling is a major win for Kraft, who sought to suppress the purported evidence from the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter.

The New England Patriots owner was one of dozens of spa patrons allegedly caught on camera receiving illicit massages at the spa in January.

He and other defendants pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from the footage and other surveillance methods.

Kraft's lawyers challenged the validity of the search warrant that let authorities install hidden cameras inside the spa, and argued that the warrant violated Kraft's Fourth Amendment rights and Florida law.

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