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sparkle wrote:She was a prostitute beaten by her pimp. It is only rape because of her age. That doesn't make soliciting sex for money not a crime, but I watch Nancy Grace and I think it's important to distinguish this guy from a violent rapist to a jerk.

Ex-NFL star Taylor arrested in NY rape case
The victim was 16, one year below the legal age of consent in New York.
By JIM FITZGERALD, Associated Press Thursday, May 6, 2010 15:42 ET

Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was arrested Thursday in connection with the rape of a 16-year-old girl who police said was delivered to his suburban New York City hotel room against her will. The former New York Giants linebacker was arrested early Thursday at a Holiday Inn in Suffern, said Christopher St. Lawrence, supervisor of the town of Ramapo. The victim was 16, one year below the legal age of consent in New York, St. Lawrence said. An attorney for Taylor, Kenneth Gribetz, said he expected Taylor to be arraigned later Thursday. "We're confident his innocence will be proven," he said.

Rasheed Davis, a 36-year-old parolee, was arrested in the case on charges of unlawful imprisonment, assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Police said the girl had been staying with Davis in the Bronx for a few weeks. He beat her up, drove her to the Holiday Inn and told her she had to have sex with Taylor, police said. When she refused, Davis handed her over to Taylor, who sexually assaulted her, they said. Taylor paid her $300, which she gave to Davis, police said.

Davis "struck the young girl with his fist, kicked her and brought her to the Holiday Inn against her will," NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said. On the way back from Suffern, the girl sent text messages to her uncle spelling out what had happened, Browne said. The uncle then went to the NYPD, he said.

Davis was sentenced in April 1994 to eight to 25 years in prison for first-degree manslaughter. He was paroled in March 2008. There was no phone number listed at the address provided by police for Davis and it wasn't clear if he had an attorney. His relationship with the girl was unclear. The Bronx district attorney's office refused to comment.

Taylor was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999 and competed in ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" last year. He had a highly publicized struggle with drug addiction and has had multiple legal run-ins since retiring from football. A quick, fierce and athletic linebacker who redefined his position, Taylor anchored the Giants' defense and led New York to Super Bowls titles in 1987 and 1991. He was selected to the NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team.

A 10-time Pro Bowler, he was the NFL Most Valuable Player in 1986 and the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1981, 1982 and 1986. He recorded 132 1/2 sacks, which doesn't included his 9 sacks in 1981 when the statistic wasn't official. In 2001, Taylor was convicted of possessing drug paraphernalia in New Jersey. The conviction stemmed from the September 1998 discovery in a hotel room of a butane torch and other materials commonly used to smoke crack.

In 1996 and 1997, he was arrested in South Carolina and Florida on drug charges. In those cases, he either admitted his guilt or agreed to enter a pretrial intervention program. In 2000, he drew five years of federal probation for filing false tax returns and for tax evasion.

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Associated Press reporter Colleen Long and Tom Hays in New York City contributed to this story.

Ex-NFL star Lawrence Taylor arrested
Police are investigating a reported rape at a hotel in Montebello
By Associated Press Thursday, May 6, 2010 11:09 ET

Police say former NFL star Lawrence Taylor has been arrested in connection with a reported rape in the New York City suburbs. Ramapo Detective Lt. Brad Weidel says the former New York Giants linebacker has not been formally charged. He says charges will be filed when the police investigation is completed. Weidel said police were investigating a reported rape at a hotel in Montebello, N.Y. Police said they would hold a news conference this afternoon, and declined to immediately respond to more detailed questions from The Associated Press, including about whether Taylor had a lawyer.

Police say Taylor lives in Pembroke Pines, Fla.

greencom wrote:Yeah he's going to get away with it, but they will probably take away his crayons.

He won't get away with it, but not because he's a sports player. Being a minority in America makes it much worse with a crime. Ben Roethslisberger is a repeat rapist and he gets no jail time. If u don't believe in white privilege, I am telling you as a Latina, it exists.

sparkle wrote:

greencom wrote:Yeah he's going to get away with it, but they will probably take away his crayons.

He won't get away with it, but not because he's a sports player. Being a minority in America makes it much worse with a crime. Ben Roethslisberger is a repeat rapist and he gets no jail time. If u don't believe in white privilege, I am telling you as a Latina, it exists.