In the wake of the arrest, allegations emerged about an adult-rated yacht party hosted by a retired doctor

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A retired Colorado doctor who was arrested for allegedly having guns, drugs and prostitutes on his yacht has been accused of throwing a wild party on board that included “pornographic” filmmaking.

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Scott Burke, 69, of Englewood, was arrested in Nantucket after police received a call about a distressed woman who “didn’t feel safe” on board the boat. Fox News reported.

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The man thought his girlfriend had overdosed because she said she wanted to get off the boat before she passed out, and her call was cut off.

He told the dispatcher that the woman told him “they had been doing drugs all weekend and the people on the boat were making pornographic films,” according to files obtained by the outlet.

Cops searched the yacht and arrested Burke after finding cocaine, ketamine, handguns and ammunition on board, Fox News reported, although no details about the alleged porn production were disclosed.

In the report, police described Burke as “extremely uncooperative” before his arrest, denied any knowledge of narcotics on his vessel and told police he had a license for the weapons found.

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However, according to the warrant, his Florida permit was both expired and invalid in Massachusetts, and police found cocaine in various parts of the boat.

The victim, a 33-year-old crew member who was hospitalized, also denied any knowledge of narcotics on board the ship.

Burke’s lawyer, Hank Brennan, told Fox News that the suggestion that the crew member may have been involved in prostitution was “demeaning” and “sexist.”

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“I don’t even know her, but I don’t have to defend her,” Brennan continued. “If there was evidence of wrongdoing, the government would certainly have put them in there, because as you can see from the reports, a lot of the embellishments are aimed at creating a picture that really isn’t based on facts.”

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He explained: “If there was something nefarious or sinister, like prostitution or sex trafficking, it would be in the police reports.”

The lawyer added: “These claims come out of complete thin air, fires and arguments, there is no evidence whatsoever. “It is made up.”

Burke has terminal cancer, Brennan said at the defendant’s bail hearing last week, but did not elaborate on his condition, claiming he only told the court because “the government is taking away his freedom and leaving him for.” wanted to be held in prison for a while.” Routine charge.”

According to the police report, officers allegedly seized more than 40 grams of cocaine and 14 grams of ketamine, a .380 pistol, three 30-round 9mm magazines and a 12-round magazine in a 9mm pistol.

The Nantucket Stream Authorities reportedly encountered prostitutes on board, but police have not confirmed any prostitution-related charges against Burke and court records do not indicate this.

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Burke is also charged with murder with a firearm and drug trafficking.

He was released on $200,000 bail and is due back in court next month.

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