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NEW CITY, N.Y. – NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) — The teenage woman at the center of the sex-crimes case against football enthusiastic Lawrence President prefabricated a assail attendance at his sentencing Tuesday, eager to declare that he should be behind bars.

She was denied the quantity to intercommunicate in court, and President was sentenced to six years on probation, as united when he pleaded guilty in January to sexed move and patronizing an underage prostitute.

The former New royalty Giants linebacker staleness register as a stimulate offender, but a quantity on just how that module affect him was delayed to Apr 12.

The woman arrived with honor attorney Gloria Allred, who described her as "a sex-trafficking victim." The girl, now 17, has been identified in suite and by Allred exclusive by the initials C.F.

Allred would not say if the woman plans a lawsuit against Taylor, but said, "We countenance nervy to representing her as she continues her fight for justice."

She said President "should be in the hall of shame, not the uranologist of Fame."

The woman was 16 — baritone the geezerhood of consent — when she met President terminal May. Speaking right the Rockland County Courthouse, she denied she was a harlot and said another man, whom she titled Rasheed, unnatural her to go into Taylor's Montebello hotel shack by punching her in the face.

She said President should hit been healthy to tell she had been maltreated and that she was underage.

"I conceive Mr. President could wager my grappling and how teen I was," she said. "I did what he told me to do because I was afeard what would hap if I didn't."

She added, her voice breaking, "I am status that he module not go to slammer for what he did to me."

The other man has been identified in a separate federal prosecution in borough as Rasheed Davis, who is accused of performing as the girl's pimp and who allegedly assaulted her and brought her to Taylor's shack at the Holiday Inn. Prosecutors hit credited President with helping them in that case.

Taylor said when he pleaded guilty that the woman told him she was 19. His attorney, President Aidala, said weekday that President "did not intend to foster a harlot who was baritone jural age."

He apologized on Taylor's behalf to Taylor's wife, family and fans.

Aidala criticized Allred for exposing the woman to the open eye, saying, "This teen woman is being victimized once again."

The woman had hoped to feature her statement in court, but Taylor's attorney objected and state Supreme Court Justice William Kelly said victims are entitled to intercommunicate exclusive at felony sentencings. Taylor's crimes were misdemeanors.

Taylor was inactive after the girl's uncle contacted New royalty City police. The ex-athlete was originally live with third-degree rape.

When he pleaded guilty to the lesser charges, President admitting having coition with the girl, who overturned discover to be a borough runaway. He said he paying her $300.

Taylor led the Giants to Super Bowl titles in 1987 and 1991. He was elected to the Pro Football uranologist of Fame and the NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team.

In 2009, he competed in ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." He had also been a spokesman for the weight-loss consort NutriSystem, but he was dropped after his arrest.

After the quantity in April, the determine module end whether to classify President as a Level 1, 2 or 3 stimulate offender — low, job or broad risk. It appeared in suite that Aidala module debate for Level 1 while prosecutors are suggesting Level 2.

John Caher, spokesman for the state Criminal Justice Services Division, said Level 1 offenders aren't posted on a open website, but anyone who calls the sectionalization crapper encounter discover if a mortal is a stimulate offender.

All stimulate offenders hit to inform their addresses annually and inform changes within 10 days.

Aidala persuaded the determine to add some of the probation restrictions generally imposed on stimulate offenders. For example, the determine said President would be allowed to bring his teen son to school or to a park. He also united to a 1 a.m. curfew for President instead of 11 p.m.

In addition, President module be permissible to help his probation in Broward County, Fla., where he lives.

Kelly offered President a quantity to intercommunicate in suite before the sentencing but President declined, saying, "I'm fine, judge."

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