 In 2009 , Taylor started having troubles in his personal life again . On November 8 , he was arrested in Miami @-@ Dade County , Florida for leaving the scene of an accident after striking another vehicle with his Cadillac Escalade . He had already committed the same offense in 1996 when he totaled his Lexus in a one @-@ car accident and left the scene , saying he did not think the law required the reporting of a single driver incident . He was released on a $ 500 bond , and the other driver later sued him , seeking $ 15 @,@ 000 . He was arrested six months later for having sex with a 16 @-@ year @-@ old girl at a Holiday Inn located in Montebello , New York . He was charged with felony third @-@ degree statutory rape , for allegedly engaging in sexual intercourse with someone under 17 . He was also charged with third @-@ degree patronization for allegedly paying the underage girl $ 300 to have sex with him . The girl was represented by celebrity attorney Gloria Allred when Taylor pleaded guilty on March 22 , 2011 and was sentenced to six years probation as part of a plea agreement , in which he pleaded guilty to the misdemeanors of sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute . He will also have to register as a low @-@ risk level one sex offender . On October 26 , 2012 , a court rejected the victim 's claims that Taylor assaulted her . 
