Thursday, May 6, 2010

NFL Legend Lawrence Taylor Arrested for Rape; Child Explotation 101

NFL legend Lawrence Taylor has been arrested in New York for suspicion of rape. 


According to a local NY paper, authorities have identified the victim as a 15-year-old girl, who was working under the control of a pimp.

Officials have released a statement confirming 51-year-old Taylor was taken into custody by police after someone accused the Hall of Famer of committing rape early this morning at a Holiday Inn in Suffern, NY.

The Town of Ramapo Police Department is currently investigating the situation.
This is a sad situation if it is true.  Prostitution of minors is an understated here in America, but happens all the time.  "The majority of American victims of commercial sexual exploitation tend to be runaway or thrown away youth who live on the streets who become victims of prostitution." 

"Other young people are recruited into prostitution through forced abduction, pressure from parents, or through deceptive agreements between parents and traffickers.

 "Although comprehensive research to document the number of children engaged in prostitution in the United States is lacking, it is estimated that about 293,000 American youth are currently at risk of becoming victims of commercial sexual exploitation."

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