Lawrence Taylor arrested for sex offender violation

Posted by Josh Alper on December 17, 2021, 5:23 PM EST
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Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was arrested in Florida on Thursday.

Andy Slater of Fox Sports 640 reports that Taylor was arrested for two felonies related to failing to let authorities know he had changed his address, which is required because Taylor is a registered sex offender.

Taylor pled guilty to charges of sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute in 2011. The prostitute was 16 at the time of the incident, but Taylor claimed he believed she was 19.

TMZ confirmed that Taylor faces two felony counts and adds that Taylor was booked around 8:45 p.m. ET on Thursday. He was released a few hours later and the website also have a picture of the mug shot that the Broward County Sheriffs Office took at the time of the arrest.

 

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36 responses to “Lawrence Taylor arrested for sex offender violation”

  1. The authorities wanted to drug test him following his bizarre interview a couple of weeks ago. More is coming on this.

  3. Soooo they will arrest someone for failure to report an address change yet these cities are letting people get away with smash and grabs, murder and general chaos but no one cares about that!

  4. Maybe as a convenience his next home address will be updated automatically, along with his length of stay, cell mate and work detail. What a class act.

  9. Brian Fields says:
    December 17, 2021 at 5:43 pm
    And this is why Parsons doesn’t want to be compared to this guy

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    TOO LATE

    He had a covered up assault in college and was a hazing ringleader.

  10. LT ordered sex with a child on back page. Claimed he thought she was 19, and he had “never done this before”. Yet still he manages to be LT. Some get burned to the ground, to me he is no different than Jared Fogel.

  11. There are a lot of smug comments here ignoring the central point that the lax laws for dangerous and predatory sex offenders requires at least the minimum to know where they are!

    Lots of these offenders continue committing crimes because the laws won’t keep them behind bars! It’s Taylor’s fault that he’s on a list of offenders who might be a lot worse than him but on it he is and he needs to follow the law for everyone’s safety!

  12. So many of you want to overlook the issue of whether the female was a prostitute or not. If she was, what client would does an age check. There’s usually more to whats reported so maybe don’t be so quick to judge. He was a great player which ulis separate from whether or not he’s a quality person ALL the time. Who is? Parsons is still a rookie, LT was better.

  16. WhatInSamHill says:
    December 17, 2021 at 6:29 pm
    Where’s the proof touchback6?
    A link?
    Or more of your nonsense?

    10 4 Rate This

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    Ummm, his official scouting report? OSU and Michigan stopped recruiting him due to daddy’s obnoxiousness as well.

    Just because people do homework and you don’t, doesn’t mean I make things up.

    Feb 22, 2021..RC Fischer is the source on that.

    There is a pandemic and the vaccine would work, too, if the vast majority of people would get a simple jab. Just because you don’t want to believe something, doesn’t mean it is not factual.

  17. Soooo they will arrest someone for failure to report an address change yet these cities are letting people get away with smash and grabs, murder and general chaos but no one cares about that!

    Umm, dude. He’s a sex offender. I guess if you don’t have kids it doesn’t carry as much weight. But yeah, as a convicted sex offender we need to know exactly where he is. Always.

  19. Belichick was just gushing this week about this loser and how he holds him above everyone else he’s ever coached. LT is a scumbag and Bill shouldn’t be giving him accolades

  20. touchback6

    “Just because you don’t want to believe something, doesn’t mean it is not factual.”

    Just because you want to believe something, doesn’t mean it is factual.

    This type of thinking works both ways and the winner is usually the larger group brainwashed.

  23. TarynsEyes says:
    December 17, 2021 at 7:16 pm
    touchback6

    “Just because you don’t want to believe something, doesn’t mean it is not factual.”

    Just because you want to believe something, doesn’t mean it is factual.

    This type of thinking works both ways and the winner is usually the larger group brainwashed.

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    I agree
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    Deflategate. A lie.

    II like fact, science, truth from primary sources. Get it?

    I don’t do heresay, speculation or intentionally ignore facts.

  24. Hey touchback6, I mean Mr. Perfect. Everyone messes up at leaat once. It’s up to them to make the right choice the next time to better themselves. Your hatred towards one team that makes you butthurt towards humans is just ridiculous already. LT was a constant problem that did this as an adult. Micah was a kid who more than likely had bad people around him. Up til now,he has made the right choices

  25. Jordan says:
    December 17, 2021 at 7:54 pm
    Hey touchback6, I mean Mr. Perfect. Everyone messes up at leaat once. It’s up to them to make the right choice the next time to better themselves. Your hatred towards one team that makes you butthurt towards humans is just ridiculous already. LT was a constant problem that did this as an adult. Micah was a kid who more than likely had bad people around him. Up til now,he has made the right choices

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    An adult is an adult. Peyton Manning also had a sex assault covered up at Tenn. Again, a fact.

    Just because you want to downplay it, doesn’t mean both situations are wrong.

  26. “Umm, dude. He’s a sex offender. I guess if you don’t have kids it doesn’t carry as much weight. But yeah, as a convicted sex offender we need to know exactly where he is. Always.”

    You must be one of the daft American public who doesn’t understand statistics. Chances are if a sex offense will be committed, it won’t be by someone on the registry. It will be by someone the child currently knows well- most likely a family member, friend of the family or someone from school. Read the stats and UNDERSTAND them if you want to be a responsible parent. The registry did nothing to stop sex offenses but have the public a false sense of security and upped their tax bill. Then again, you’re probably one of the Adam Walsh type of parents who expects the public to raise your children for you and then if something happens you can profit off it.

  27. Mr. Taylor solicited a prostitute. He didn’t commit mass murder at a school or blow up a bldg. The sex offender registry should be used for dangerous sexual predators, not for people that break the same law as many federal politicians have but have never been prosecuted for. The damn thing has over 1 million people on it, Kids, senior citizens, DEAD people. And Florida is the worst place. They hassle homeless registrants, pass laws to forbid registrants from living in communities, and much worse. Only 5% of registrants ever committed a violent act. Less than 20% ever even had physical contact with their ”victim”. They knew where he was, yet arrested him for not telling them where he was. Can you say “abuse of authority”? Did all of you commenters know that the U.S. sends notices to any country a registrant visits and tells them that “The person entering might be there to commit a sex crime”. Without telling them what crime he was charged with. Come on, this is ridiculous. How do I know this? I was once on the registry. I got removers after 10 yrs. what was my crime? I took a used computer I had bought from C.L. In to have hard drive cleaned and there were two(2) pics that were deemed illegal. I was charged with possession of an illegal image because I could not prove I hadn’t put them there. I understand what Mr. Taylor is experiencing. I don’t approve of his actions, but it is not my place to judge, nor any of yours.

  28. LT almost singlehandedly deprived my 49ers the chance to win their third SB in a row. After barely beating the Bengals in the first one, the 49ers massacred Broncos by over 40 points in the second, they could have easily beaten the Broncos again that year. Just couldn’t get past the Giants in the NFC championship game. After beating teams by 20 or 30 points, the 49ers could only score 9 points against the Giants thanks to LT’s relentless pressure from multiple positions. In those preinternet days, where the code of silence prevailed, it was not known until years later that LT was high as a kite during many critical games. His drug use spiraled out of control after retirement and resulted in multiple run ins with the law. His son is doing 20 years for having sex with a 13 year old. Troubled souls indeed. Or flat out scum bags.

  29. @caseyq,

    You really need to educate yourself as to what it takes these days to be labeled a sex offender. The registry is nothing more than a means for politicians to create the image of puritans being tough on crime while getting money for their state.

  31. An adult is an adult. Peyton Manning also had a sex assault covered up at Tenn. Again, a fact.

    Just because you want to downplay it, doesn’t mean both situations are wrong.

    And Robert Kraft had a sexual liaison with a “masseuse” covered up.

  32. Larry, take my advice. Move to California. You can get away with anything. You can become a smash and grab expert with your athleticism

  33. We’ll LT did seem concerned when Joe Theisman broke his leg ….one of the only times I saw him freaked out.

  34. The continued double standard of the American legal system because there is very little justice for certain people. Big Ben had 2 issues, no conviction holding him back. P.Manning an issue at UT, again nothing holding him back. Hmm, I wonder where the most significant differences are?

  35. The reason Belichick “gushes” about him is because of what a great player he was. If you look at most of the all-time greats lists before Tom Brady, the top 3 consisted of some combination of Jerry Rice, Jim Brown & Lawrence Taylor. Just look up Lawrence Taylor on YouTube, he was like J.J. Watt in his prime, but with a turbo button.

  36. “Mr. Taylor solicited a prostitute. ”

    Mr Taylor solicited an underage prostitute. This is one more reason why Micah Parsons will never be like LT. He’ll be a much better man. Not that that’s a particularly difficult thing to do.

    “Hmm, I wonder where the most significant differences are?”

    LT has been busted again and again and again and again and again for everything from buying crack to messing with an underage girl.

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