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Lawrence Taylor Arrested on Sex Assault Charges

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NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was arrested May 6 and charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl, after another man reportedly brought her to a hotel room near New York City where Taylor was staying. Taylor, who was an all-star linebacker for several seasons with the New York Giants, was taken into custody by police while at a Holiday Inn in Suffern, a town north of NYC, according to the New York Times. The legal age for consensual sex is 17 in the state of New York. Taylor, 51, was charged on May 7 with third-degree rape and patronizing a prostitute, according to USA Today. He was released from police custody on a $75,000 bond. Taylor?s defense attorney Arthur Aidala denied all charges against Taylor. ?We’re confident his innocence will be proven,? said Kenneth Gribetz, another attorney for Taylor...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Criminal Defense Blog on May 10, 2010 (boomark / email).