Runaway's Sister: LT Didn't Know She Was Underage

Alleged pimp Rasheed Davis

More details about the 16-year-old who was allegedly prostituted by a pimp to former Giants great Lawrence Taylor. The girl's sister told the Daily News that the pimp, Rasheed Davis, forced her to say she was 19, "She said she had no choice but to go along with it. She doesn't blame Mr. Taylor because he had no idea (she was a minor)."

According to the criminal complaint against Davis, Client 1—allegedly Taylor—paid the girl $300. Taylor allegedly told cops that he traveled from Newark Airport to the Holiday Inn in Suffern, NY where he met the girl. The complains also says Davis "set rates for her 'commercial sex acts with various individuals,' and that "oral sex generally cost $80, [and] sexual intercourse generally cost $150.'"

The girl's sister also told the News that a third individual—known to Taylor and Davis—"relayed the message that Mr. Taylor was willing to pay $300 for a skinny Spanish girl. Since Rasheed knew my sister, he volunteered her for this. He forced her into becoming a prostitute that night." Additionally, Davis is accused of beating her so she would see Taylor, plying her with ecstasy and marijuana before meeting clients and taking nude photographs of her to send to clients or post on online sites.

Taylor's lawyer says his client did not rape or have sex with anyone.

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By Jen Chung in News on May 7, 2010 3:44 PM

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Gotham Extremist

Do you give them a 1099 at the end of the year too?

Huffy6241

Whenever I hire a prostitute, I always request 2 forms of identification, like a state issued ID or a passport, and proof of residence, like a utility or cable bill.

I then have them sign a 6 page wavier (in triplicate), releasing me from any responsibility if they misrepresented themselves, which I then have notarized.

Only then will I smoke meth start the assplay.

Mark

This whole thing is horrible, but I honestly don't understand how a law could fault in a statutory manner for someone else's lie...how is that? I mean, book him on a prostitution charge, but he shouldn't have to face a sex with a minor charge if not only did he have no reason to believe she was underage, but she explicitly told him she was not...that is just a stupid law.

justthinkin

Do we know that he even asked that question? Doubtful.

Laundromat

"plying her with ecstasy and marijuana before meeting clients."

Cause we all know relatively benign drugs like weed leave young virgin flowers vulnerable to pimping. What is this, "Reefer Madness"?

fuboy

Ecstasy is not a benign drug. It's straight-up hazardous with possible side effects like heart failure, brain damage, stroke and death.

glen glenn

You must be getting some bad shit.

Angelheaded Hipster

its not a defense, even if she did say to him that she was 19 and thats why he's denying he touched her. its a question of fact for a jury--- he could actually beat this

classy, LT