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truesee — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:05:58 GMT

Ex-Giants star Lawrence Taylor indicted on charges of rape, criminal sexual act, sexual abuse

Corky Siemaszko

Daily News Staff Writer

Wednesday, June 23rd 2010, 12:32 PM

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Former NFL player Lawrence Taylor was also indicted on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and patronizing a prostitute.

Former Giants great Lawrence Taylor was indicted Wednesday for having sex with a teenage prostitute.

The Hall of Famer was charged with rape, engaging in a criminal sexual act and sexual abuse of the Bronx teen by a Rockland County grand jury.

He was also hit with charges of endangering the welfare of a child and patronizing a prostitute. Taylor was busted on May 6 at a Holiday Inn after the 16-year-old told cops he paid her $300 to have sex with him.

Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe said the teen told them she'd been driven to the hotel by a Bronx pimp - and that she had been verbally threatened and physically assaulted.

Taylor has denied the charges - and has reportedly come up with a dubious defense, namely that he pleasured himself and never touched the girl.

But in an interview with The Daily News, the baby-faced teen insisted she and Taylor definitely had intercourse.

If he's saying we didn't, that's not true, she said.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/06/23/2010-06-23_lawrence_taylor_indicted_on_charges_of_rape_criminal_sexual_act_sexual_abuse.html#ixzz0rhER145m

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