Legal Commentary

Ex-NFL Linebacker Lawrence Taylor Sentenced to Probation on Sex Offense

By Jeralyn

Former NY Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor was sentenced to six years of probation today for to sexual misconduct and having sex with an underage prostitute.

Attorney Gloria Allred gave a press conference after the sentence, accompanied by the underage woman, whose identity up until today was kept under wraps. Gloria, of course, was unhappy Taylor wasn't sentenced to life plus cancer.

She was even more upset the judge didn't allow the accuser to read a victim impact statement in court. The judge pointed out that it's allowed only for felonies.

Allred's presser rendered Taylor's attorney, Arthur Aidala, completely apoplectic. He then took to the mike. TMZ has the video of him excoriating Allred. Allred was present during the tirade. She laughed through the whole thing.

Here's a video of Gloria's press conference. She opens, with the accuser standing next to her, saying she's not going to release her name, just her initials. (And of course her face so everyone who ever met her can recognize her and spread it like wildfire on FB and Twitter.)

Taylor will now have to register as a sex offender.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on March 22, 2011 (boomark / email).