Original Blog Entry: Man in Taylor case charged w/sex trafficking of a child

NBey6 — Fri, 07 May 2010 18:09:31 GMT

Friday, May 7, 2010

Man charged with sex trafficking of child

Associated Press

NEW YORK -- The man who authorities say set up former NFL star Lawrence Taylor with a 16-year-old runaway has been charged with sex trafficking of a child.

Rasheed Davis was charged in a criminal complaint filed Friday in Manhattan federal court.

The complaint referred to the 51-year-old Taylor as Client-1. It said he told police officers in Ramapo, N.Y., that he engaged in sex acts with a woman in a hotel room Wednesday before paying her $300 in cash.

The complaint also said Client-1 told them he took a car service from Newark, N.J., to the hotel.

Taylor was charged Thursday with third-degree rape and patronizing a prostitute. His lawyer, Arthur Aidala, has denied the charges, saying Taylor did not have sex with the girl and did not rape her.

Taylor was released on $75,000 bail.

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