David Archuleta’s father pleads no contest in hooker case

Sometime fame can be a bitch. Because for “American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta, that means the whole world gets to find out when his father is busted for hiring a hooker. J

Jeff Archuleta has pleaded no contest and paid a $582 fine for charges of soliciting a massage parlor prostitute, stemming from a raid in January. The bust took please at the Queens of Reiki on Jan. 14 in Midvale, Utah (come on, man, going for prostitutes in Utah? Mormons don’t go for that).

During the raid, Midvale officers found one client receiving services, according to news reports.

“Two of our detectives went back to that room to stop the activity,” Midvale Police Sgt. John Salazar told news outlets. “Inside they found a female masseuse and male client. At that time an interview ensued and the male client admitted to receiving sexual gratification from the masseuse.”

Jeff Archuleta, 41, was that male client, according to court documents. His lawyer Eric Bauer, however, told NBC4 in Midvale that he was there getting legitimate massage therapy for his back.

David Archuleta lost to David Cook in the seventh season of Idol. He released his first album in late 2008.