Lawrence Taylor Charged:Rape And Solicitation – Former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor is accused of raping a minor in a New York hotel room.
The Pro Football Hall of Famer faces up to four years in prison after being arrested and charged with raping a 16-yer-old girl who authorities say was beaten by a Bronx pimp, and then delivered to Taylor’s hotel room, according to Ramapo authorities.
Taylor paid the girl $300 for sex, authorities said. En route to the hotel, she sent a text message to her uncle, who alerted the New York Police Department. The NYPD arrested the suspected pimp, Rasheed Davis, an ex-convict on parole. At about 1 a.m., Davis brought the 16-year-old to Taylor in Room 160 at a nearby Holiday Inn about 40 miles outside of New York City in Suffern. The NYPD informed Ramapo police, who woke up Taylor and arrested him in his room at 3:55 Thursday morning. The girl, who was reported missing in March, has been reunited with her uncle.
Wearing a black shirt and blue jeans, Taylor, 51, hung his head and gave brief, one-word answers during his arraignment.
Taylor was charged with third-degree rape and patronizing a prostitute. Bail was set at $75,000 and a hearing was set for June 10. He could face up to five years in prison if he’s given the maximum sentence served concurrently.
Taylor’s attorney, Arthur Aidala, denied all the charges to USA Today. The football great nicknamed “LT” might be victim of his own celebrity, Aidala said. “As is every celebrity, Mr. Taylor is a target,” Aidala told USA Today. The attorney said Taylor just wants to return to his wife and three children at their home in Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Later, the high-powered defense attorney addressed the news media outside the court and said he would not confirm whether his famous client knew the alleged victim. He said Taylor did not have sex with her or anybody else in the wee hours Thursday.
“Lawrence Taylor did not rape anybody,” Aidala said. “Am I clear?”
