On Thursday, former NFL star Lawrence Taylor, 51, pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute, both misdemeanors. While Taylor will not receive any jail time, he will have to register as a sex offender. He will also serve six years on probation.
In June 2010, Taylor was indicted by a grand jury just outside New York City on charges of rape, criminal sexual act, endangering the welfare of a child, patronizing a prostitute, and sexual abuse.
If he had been convicted of those charges, Taylor could have spent the rest of his life in prison.
The plea deal which keeps Taylor out of prison was accepted largely because of his assistance with human trafficking investigations since his arrest. Prosecutor, Arthur Ferraro, told reporters outside the courtroom on Thursday that Taylor "was of assistance in the field of human trafficking in several jurisdictions and with federal authorities."
On May 6, Taylor was arrested at a Montebello, NY, Holiday Inn, accused of paying a 16-year-old prostitute $300 for sex.
According to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe, the Bronx runaway told detectives that she had been threatened and physically assaulted. She was allegedly brought to Taylor’s hotel room by a pimp.
Taylor, who initially denied the allegations, grew up in Williamsburg, Va., and played in the NFL from1981-1993, spending his entire pro career with the New York Giants.
The Hall of Fame linebacker is no stranger to the law. In the 1990s, Taylor was jailed twice for purchasing drugs from undercover police officers. Last year, he was arrested in Miami for leaving the scene of an accident.
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