Retired doctor Scott Burke’s Nantucket party yacht was used to ‘make PORN’ before his arrest for drugs, guns and prostitutes
Pornography was filmed aboard a retired doctor’s party yacht before police arrested him on drug and weapons charges, according to new police documents.
Scott Burke, 69, was released on $200,000 bail last week after his lawyer told Plymouth Court he has stage four cancer – and only months to live.
Authorities raided his 80-foot yacht named JessConn, named after his two children, in Nantucket on September 5, after a woman on board called a friend for help.
The woman told the man, “They were on drugs all weekend and the people on the boat had been making pornographic films,” according to a warrant obtained by police. Nantucket Stream.
She added that she wanted to leave the boat before she passed out, prompting her male friend to contact authorities and tell them she had overdosed.
Scott Burke, 69, was released on $200,000 bail last week after his attorney told a Nantucket court that he has stage four cancer — and only months to live.
Law enforcement sources previously told the Current that several prostitutes were found on the boat. No charges have been filed against Burke based on these claims
The man told Nantucket police the boat had ketamine, Adderall, ecstasy and cocaine on board.
Law enforcement sources previously told the Current that several prostitutes were found on the boat. No charges have been filed against Burke based on these claims.
A police report previously said officers raided the boat after reports of a woman in distress who “didn’t feel safe” on board and may have overdosed.
Burke was charged with one count of trafficking a Class B drug, one count of possession to distribute a Class A drug, one count of possession of ammunition without a license and four counts of possession of a large capacity feeding device.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was “extremely uncooperative” when police boarded the yacht and was handcuffed and detained because of his behavior, an affidavit said.
The married father of two claimed the woman who overdosed had been working for him for a few weeks and her friend was staying on the boat.
Burke, who practiced in Denver, Colorado, initially denied knowing there were illegal drugs on the luxury boat.
Both women also denied knowledge of the drugs, although one claimed she had a prescription for Adderall.
The woman told the man, “They were on drugs all weekend and the people on the boat had been making pornographic films,” according to a police warrant.
A police report previously said police raided the boat after reports of a woman in distress who “didn’t feel safe” on board and may have overdosed.
Authorities raided his 80-foot yacht named JessConn, named after his two children, in Nantucket on September 5, after a woman on board called a friend for help
According to the police report, authorities found 43 grams of cocaine, 14 grams of ketamine, a .380 pistol, three 30-round 9mm magazines and a 12-round magazine in a 9mm pistol.
It was also stated that several rounds of ammunition were found on the bedroom floor of the yacht, with the doctor allegedly admitting that the weapons were his.
He told authorities he owned the boat and had a license to carry firearms – with the investigation confirming that Burke’s license to carry in Florida expired in 2022.
Burke is currently alive at the Ocean Reef Club, a private gated estate in Key Largo, Florida.
The area is known for its lavish homes with the likes of a six-bedroom, 10-bathroom Ocean Reef home currently for sale in the area for $35 million.
Police said in an earlier statement that a woman was taken to Nantucket Cottage Hospital at 7:45 a.m. on September 5 after reports she needed “medical attention.”
They added, “As a result of this information, the boat was identified and located in the Nantucket Harbor Anchorage.
“Authorities responded to the boat and located the woman involved and identified the owner who was also on board.
The retired doctor, who set up a health insurance company where both his children work, appears to have practiced several other trades. Pictured: Scott Burke (right) and wife Ellen
Key Largo’s hideaway boasts a Navy, three ‘championship’ golf courses and its own private airport with security reportedly so tight that even visitors are fingerprinted
Authorities boarded the boat at the port of the posh island of Massachusetts, while the 80-foot motor yacht was registered in the Cayman Islands
“The owner of the boat was arrested by Nantucket Police for possession of an unlicensed firearm. This matter is still under investigation.”
Burke, who owns a $2.3 million mansion in Englewood, Colorado, appears to have named the ship after his children.
Burke lawyer Henry Brennan – who once represented local crime boss Whitey Bulger – told the court at a hearing that his client has an unspecified form of terminal cancer.
Brennan spoke with Nantucket District Judge James Sullivan last week and reportedly revealed Burke’s alleged condition, arguing that given Burke’s lack of criminal record, the court should choose not to hold him for pretrial detention.
“It would be very tragic for me if this man potentially had to wait the rest of his life for a case in prison,” the lawyer argued.