Crime & Safety

Lawrence Taylor's 2010 Rockland Arrest Causes New Trouble In Florida

The NFL legend, who's been registered as a sex offender ever since, was accused again of failing to report a change of address.

n this Sept. 20, 2015, photo, former New York Giants' Lawrence Taylor looks on during a 25 year anniversary Super Bowl celebration at halftime of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in East Rutherford, N.J.
n this Sept. 20, 2015, photo, former New York Giants' Lawrence Taylor looks on during a 25 year anniversary Super Bowl celebration at halftime of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

Ex-pro football superstar Lawrence Taylor's 2010 arrest in Rockland County surfaced again last week when the Florida resident was arrested in Broward County.

Taylor, 51, was accused of paying $300 to have sex with a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing from her Bronx home. Ramapo police arrested him at the Holiday Inn in Montebello. Ramapo authorities were assisted by New York City detectives who were investigating the man who brought the girl to Taylor's room.

He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of patronizing a prostitute and sexual misconduct, received probation and had to register as a sex offender in New York State.

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Ramapo authorities were assisted by New York City detectives who were investigating the man who brought the girl to Taylor's room. According to The Journal News, that man, Rasheed Davis, was tried on federal trafficking charges and sentenced to eight years in prison.

A Level 1 offender, Taylor is listed on the Florida Department of Law Enforcement website.

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Lawrence Julius Taylor (Florida Department of Law Enforcement)

Taylor turned himself in at the Broward County Jail in Florida on July 18 and was released on bail. The reason was his failure to report a residence change as a registered sex offender, the Pembroke Pines Police Department said, according to the Associated Press.

His lawyer told TMZ Sports that it was a misunderstanding.

He had the same problem in 2021, TMZ reported.

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