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Hall of Fame linebacker Taylor accused of rape - Crime & courts- msnbc.com

SUFFERN, N.Y. - Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was arrested Thursday in connection with a reported rape in the New York City suburbs, police said. The victim reportedly was a 15-year-old girl who was beaten during the attack.

Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence told the Journal News that the victim was a 15-year-old runaway who was brought by a pimp to the hotel where Taylor was staying.

Girls need to realize you reap what you sow.

"She was a runaway since March and there was a pimp involved," St. Lawrence told the Lower Hudson Valley newspaper. "She got punched in the face. We're not sure who did it." The police got involved after the girl texted her uncle as the pimp drove her down to the Bronx, St. Lawrence told the newspaper. The uncle called the New York City Police Department and officers met the pimp's car in the city, St. Lawrence said.

The police took statements from the girl and arrested the pimp.

Taylor's lawyer, Kenneth Gribetz, told the Journal News that he has not seen the charges or the details of accusations.

Gribetz, a former Rockland district attorney, said he's confident Taylor will be released on bail later this afternoon and eventually exonerated.


"We firmly contend he is innocent of the charges and will be fully exonerated," Gribetz said.

Gribetz and his law partner, Deborah Lowenberg, met with Taylor at the Ramapo police lockup.