NFL Legend Lawrence Taylor Pleads Not Guilty To Felony Sex Offender Charges
Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor has pleaded not guilty to two felony charges after being arrested last week in Florida for a sex offender registry violation, TMZ reports.
Taylor, 62, was ordered to register as a sex offender and was sentenced to six years of probation after pleading guilty to sexual misconduct and having sex with an underage sex-worker in 2011.
According to police, Taylor failed to notify authorities that he had changed his address, which, as a registered sex offender, is a requirement.
Taylor’s lawyer, Arthur Aidala, told TMZ in a statement that he is working with the embattled star for a full dismissal and that “there was some confusion as to Lawrence’s home address that has since been rectified.”
While full details on the case and the arrest have yet to be revealed, Aidala maintains that it was all a big misunderstanding. “Mr. Taylor was constantly a resident of the marital home where he was registered, but on advice of local law enforcement he was sleeping outside the home,” Aidala said. “We are confident that this will be dismissed at the first court hearing.”