(CNN) -- Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor, who pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct with a teenager last year, was sued by the victim in federal court in New York on Monday. The lawsuit "may be the first civil lawsuit of its kind on behalf of a child victim of sex trafficking against a buyer of a commercial sex act with that child," the victim's attorney, Gloria Allred, said at a news conference. "I feel as though [Taylor] should be accountable for his crimes and misconduct toward me" said Cristina Fierro, who was 16 when the episode occurred and who went unnamed during the criminal phase of Taylor's case. Now 18, she went public with her story earlier this year.Cristina Fierro was 16 when the former NFL star was accused of sexual misconductNow 18, she went public with her story earlier this yearShe's now accusing Taylor of assault and battery, seeking damagesTaylor's lawyer blames new legal action on lawyer's "intoxication with media coverage"
At the news conference Monday, _ said she was dissatisfied with the plea deal Taylor struck with prosecutors last spring.