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Born in United States · Nationality American — NFL / drugs / taxation / driving under the influence / sexual offences / sex offender registry
Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “July 2024: Another arrest for alleged failure to update registry details” and “21 August 2024: Registry-related charge dropped after prosecutorial review”.
Profile No. 2121 · Updated on 12 October 2026
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Case · 2 documented stages
17–19 July 2024
Taylor presents himself at the Broward County Sheriff's Office following a new allegation that he had failed to update his address correctly on the registry. He pleads not guilty.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
21 August 2024
Approximately one month after his arrest, the 2024 case is dropped. His lawyer states that he provided evidence showing that the allegation arose from an address dispute in the context of his divorce.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
16–20 December 2021
Taylor is arrested in Florida and accused on two counts of failing to report a change of address under sex offender registration requirements. He pleads not guilty.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
2 September 2016–19 June 2017
Following a crash on the Florida Turnpike involving a motorhome and a police vehicle, Taylor is arrested on suspicion of DUI. In 2017, he pleads guilty to driving under the influence causing or contributing to damage or injury.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
Case · 2 documented stages
6 May 2010–13 January 2011
Taylor is initially arrested on serious charges after having sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old girl presented as a prostitute. In January 2011, he pleads guilty to two misdemeanours: sexual misconduct and patronising a prostitute.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
2011
Following the guilty plea, Taylor receives six years' probation and is required to register as a sex offender. A judge subsequently classifies him as level 1, the low-risk category in New York's system.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1997–7 April 2000
Taylor pleads guilty in 1997 to filing a false federal tax return for 1990. In 2000, he receives three months of home confinement, five years' probation and 500 hours of community service.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
1998
Taylor's post-playing career involves a further series of arrests in 1998, including one for unpaid child support and several drug-related incidents. He enters a rehabilitation centre again.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
3 May–August 1996
Taylor is arrested in Myrtle Beach after attempting to buy $100 worth of what he believes to be crack cocaine from an undercover police officer. He subsequently enters a pretrial intervention programme involving treatment, testing and community service.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
August–September 1988
After a first positive test without suspension the previous year, Taylor fails a second test under the NFL's drug programme and receives a thirty-day suspension.
Last verified: 14 September 2026
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