Former Giants great Lawrence Taylor was charged Thursday with raping a 16-year-old Bronx girl who was brought to his Rockland County hotel room against her will by a man police described as a dangerous pimp.
Dressed in a black shirt, dark jeans, and shiny handcuffs, a nervous-looking Taylor rocked back and forth in his chair before he was arraigned on charges of third-degree rape and patronizing a prostitute - charges that could send him up the river for a maximum four years.
Taylor uttered only a few words in court as his high-powered defense attorney, Arthur Aidala, argued that the former NFL star posed no flight risk.
Aidala also argued that it made no sense for Taylor to sign an order to keep away from the teenage victim because "he doesn't know who she is."
The judge disagreed, set the bail at $75,000 - and Taylor was ushered out of the Town of Ramapo courtroom.
It was a stunning public humiliation for the 51-year-old Hall of Famer, who had struggled to stay out of trouble since he hung up his cleats in 1993, after 13 years of gridiron glory with the Giants.
Outside the courtroom, Aidala insisted Taylor was "falsely accused of a felony by a total stranger."
"Lawrence Taylor did not rape anybody, am I clear?" Aidala said. "We're going to fight it as hard as he fought when he was a linebacker for the New York Giants."
Earlier, Taylor's wife, Lynette, told TMZ.com she believes her husband is innocent and called the whole situation a "set-up." Taylor's former coach, Bill Parcells, declined to discuss the ex-player's troubles. His former teammates said they were shocked and hoping the allegations were unfounded.
"We were together last weekend in St. Kitts, at a golf tournament," said Harry Carson, a former Giants middle linebacker and Hall of Famer.
"He was fine. But I really don't want to say any more than that until after the press conference."
Taylor was released after Ira Judelson, who has bailed out other celebrities like rapped Lil'Wayne, former NBA star Jayson Williams, and David Letterman blackmailer Robert (Joe) Halderman, posted the bond. He left the courthouse without saying a word.
Taylor is due back in court on June 10. In New York, detectives at the 47th Precinct were still questioning suspected pimp Rasheed Davis, 36, of The Bronx, an ex-con on parole.
"He's no pimp," a pal, who declined to give his name, said. "He's a cool dude. A nice dude. I don't know what he does for a living, but he's no pimp."
The whereabouts of the teenager was not known, but police believe Davis forced her to sleep with Taylor and gave her a black eye when she initially refused, sources said.nike and addias
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