MSNBC Breaking: Retired NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor arrested amid rape investigation

[Amerigo Vespucci]

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Hall of Fame linebacker Taylor accused of rape
51-year-old former New York Giants great allegedly commits rape in hotel

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New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor (56) is shown sacking Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Craig Erickson on Sept. 12, 1993. Mark D. Phillips / AFP/Getty Images

NBCSports.com news services

updated 10:42 a.m. ET May 6, 2010

Pro football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor has been arrested on suspicion of rape in New York, CBS reported Thursday.

Taylor, 51, was arrested by Town of Ramapo police after being accused of raping a person in the Holidome Hotel in Montebello.

As one of the most feared linebackers in NFL history, Taylor helped lead the New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories.

[babylonsister]

1. Oh no. He is/was one of my football heroes.

x( I hope this is wrong for a lot of reasons.

[CatWoman]

7. remember when he broke Joe Theismann's leg live on Monday Night Football?

that was right after Theismann left his wife for Cathy Lee Crosby.

[babylonsister]

8. I can still hear the snap! That was brutal (unintentionally). nt

[CatWoman]

9. BTW-

The news just reported that the alleged rape victim is only 15 years old.....

[babylonsister]

10. Aw jeeze.

I hope it's not true. :(

[seabeyond]

13. but but but if they are hero enough, doesnt it make ti the girls fault?

think polinski here.

[MrScorpio]

12. I was eating in the OSAN AB chow hall while watching the game on AFKN

You could hear the wince all the way in Korea

[CatWoman]

2. oh, Jesus..............

[OKNancy]

3. Oh man. I just saw some sort of program about him

I didn't watch the whole thing... was surfing. It had his wife on talking about how drugs ruined his life, made him mean, etc.

[itsrobert]

4. Did they have to use that photo?

Looks guilty in that picture.

[lib2DaBone]

5. Jeeze.. following the O.J. Simpson Retirement Plan...

[AngryAmish]

6. Will he blame Harry Carson?

[Birthmark]

11. Aw, $%^*(&@`

*#&%*@ @*&()&#*@& !**@*@! *%^#&@!!!!

And that's all I have to say about that.

[political_Dem]

14. Wow. I'm sorry to hear this news. His life has been troubled.

I hope it isn't true. If it is, this is horrible news. :(

[pepperbear]

15. Dammit! He's from my home town, too!

[PCIntern]

16. why do you think Sonny Jurgensen of the Eagles wound up in Washington?

Sex with minors is frowned upon here, but if yo're a star QB, you get to move to get out of trouble. Defensive players not so much.

[supernova]

17. This is very sad

I feel sorry for all involved.

[Are_grits_groceries]

18. Makes me sick and sad.

I thought he had overcome his problems.

[Blue_Tires]

19. from ESPN:

Taylor will "probably" be charged with third-degree rape, which is statutory and carries a term of up to four years, Christopher St. Lawrence, police commissioner for Ramapo said. Taylor also may be charged with solicitation, which is a misdemeanor.

St. Lawrence said that the girl (16) was taken from Taylor's hotel room by a pimp and driven back to New York City. During the car ride she texted her uncle, who called NYC police. NYC police and the uncle met the girl and the pimp when they arrived back in New York City.

NYC police then alerted Ramapo authorities to what happened. Police then went to Taylor's hotel room and arrested him.

"We're not happy with what took place, but our detectives have made the arrest and processed the scene," St. Lawrence said.

When NYC police met with the girl she had a black eye, but St. Lawrence said that Taylor did not beat the girl.

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