Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor reportedly arrested again on felony charge over sex offender registration violation

Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was arrested on Wednesday on a 
felony charge for failing to report his residence change as a registered 
sex offender, according to The Athletic.

Taylor, 65, turned himself into the Broward Sheriff's Office in Fort 
Lauderdale, Florida, on Wednesday and he was released on bail on Thursday, 
per the report.

The incident is nearly identical to a situation in 2021, when Taylor was 
arrested for the same thing in South Florida. Taylor avoided jail time 
then after he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

Taylor’s attorney called his arrest a “misunderstanding” on Thursday, and 
said he would be pleading not guilty.

“As with the previous incident involving the same allegations, Mr. Taylor 
did not knowingly commit any criminal offense. This situation is a 
significant misunderstanding,” his attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said in a 
statement, via The Athletic. “We are confident that, once the prosecutors 
review the exculpatory evidence demonstrating Mr. Taylor’s innocence, he 
will once again achieve a favorable outcome.”

Taylor pleaded guilty to one count of sexual misconduct and one count of 
soliciting a prostitute in the third degree in New York in 2011, which is 
what required him to register as a sex offender in the first place. A 16-
year-old girl said she was beaten and forced to go to Taylor’s hotel room 
to have sex with him. Taylor said at the time he was unaware that the girl 
was underage, and that he thought she was 19.

Taylor was given Level 1 sex offender status at his sentencing hearing, 
which is the lowest possible level. As he was considered low risk, his 
photo did not appear in an online sex offender database. Taylor was also 
sentenced to six years of probation in Florida. As a registered sex 
offender, Taylor is required to report any address changes to local 
authorities.

Taylor spent 13 seasons in the league with the New York Giants before he 
retired after the 1993 campaign. He won two Super Bowls with the 
organization, was a 10-time Pro Bowler and eight-time All-Pro linebacker, 
and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.

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