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 - June 19, 2009

Dad of 'Idol' Contestant David Archuleta Busted in Hooker Ring

Backstage meddling has caught up with "American Idol" favorite David Archuleta's dad, who's been banned from rehearsals, a person working for the TV talent contest said Friday.

The father of "American Idol" star David Archuleta was busted for hiring a massage parlor prostitute following a January raid in Utah.

James Jeffrey Archuleta, the father of the “Idol” season 7 runner up, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge and paid a $582 fine after he was caught at a police raid of the Queens of Reiki on January 14 in Midvale.

Fox 13 KSTU first broke the story of the investigation of the massage parlor, which began after a concerned citizen called police. Detective Sgt. John Salazar of the Midvale Police said that they determined that the parlor was operating without a business license and ordered the raid.

When the officers arrived, they found only one client, Archuleta.

“He was just finishing up in suite number one. I sent two of the officers in and the male was on his stomach on the table with a masseuse in lace underwear.”

According to police, Archuleta, 41, admitted that he received sexual favors from the parlor after he found an ad for it on Craigslist.

Still, according to a report in Us Magazine, his lawyer argued that he was there getting legitimate massage therapy for his back.

Archuleta is famous for being an overbearing stage dad to son David, and was even banned from going backstage during “Idol.”

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