Lawrence Taylor was a New York Giants football player. He was recently at Trump’s press conference reviving the Presidential Fitness Test and was appointed to the Presidential Fitness Council. He frequently shared the stage at Trump campaign rallies. He is also a registered sex offender who was convicted of soliciting a prostitute and sexual misconduct for having sex with someone unable to consent — a sixteen year old girl who was trafficked by someone Lawrence knew well enough to call.
He pleaded guilty in 2011 and received probation and must register as a sex offender. He claims she said she was nineteen and some of the news stories seem to imply he was the victim.
She filed a civil suit as a victim of sex trafficking, but her civil case was dismissed. However, her testimony did help convict the man who trafficked her.
She described what happened with Taylor as sexual assault. She was bruised and had a bloody nose from the beating her trafficker inflict in forcing her to comply. She claimed she told Taylor clearly that she did not want to have sex and that he tried to physically resist. She said she was crying and telling him no, but being significantly stronger, he forced her. Rape. However, Taylor used her testimony against her trafficker to get the case dismissed.
Sadly the media focused on calling her a sixteen-year-old prostitute, not mentioning that she was not only below the age of consent, but also the victim of a sex trafficker that Lawrence knew to call. The articles about the prosecution of her trafficker are more informative as they recognize her as the victim.
- ESPN: Lawrence Taylor pleads guilty
- Shared Hope International: Fiero v Taylor (PDF)
- NFL: Hall of Fame LB Taylor arrested, charged with raping 16-year-old girl
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