New York ( CNN ) -- Hall of Fame NFL linebacker Lawrence Taylor was sentenced to six years probation during a court hearing Tuesday after pleading guilty to sexual misconduct with an underage girl . Taylor , who pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges in the case in January , will also have to pay a $ 2,000 fine , Judge William Kelly said . Kelly will also determine which sex-offender level status Taylor is expected to receive -- which could range from low to high risk -- during a separate hearing set for April 12 . Taylor was arrested last May on charges of `` improper sexual conduct involving an underage girl in a Rockland County hotel , '' the district attorney 's office said . Prosecutors said Taylor paid the teen $ 300 after `` sexual acts . '' The girl , who was 16 years old at the time of the incident , denied allegations that she was a prostitute . `` I 'm very upset about what Mr. Taylor did to me , '' she said . `` I did not want to go to his hotel . '' The teenager said she was glad Taylor had been prosecuted though disappointed that the former New York Giant wo n't receive jail time . `` He took something very special from me , '' she said . `` I 'm not a prostitute . I 'm a victim , and I 'm hurting . '' Taylor entered a guilty plea to one count of sexual misconduct and one count of patronizing a prostitute in the third degree , both misdemeanor charges , prosecutors said . He was arrested in a Ramapo , New York , Holiday Inn room on May 6 , a few hours after the encounter took place , authorities said . Ramapo is about 30 miles northwest of New York City . Ramapo police applauded a plea agreement Taylor entered into with prosecutors at the time . `` This department believes that the resolution reached in this case is fair and appropriate , '' Ramapo Police Chief Peter Brower said at the time . `` Mr. Taylor wants to publicly apologize to his wife and family and fans , '' said his attorney Arthur Aidala . `` Mr. Taylor accepts responsibility for what he did and he did intend to patronize a prostitute . He did not intend to patronize an underage person . '' Aidala added that Taylor was `` deceived . '' In July , Taylor 's wife vehemently denied that the famous linebacker had sex with the underage prostitute . `` He did n't rape anyone . He did n't have sex with anyone . He did n't call a pimp , '' Lynette Taylor said on `` Larry King Live . '' Lynette Taylor told King that the girl snuck into her husband 's hotel room because many people knew Taylor was in town for an autograph signing . Taylor gave her $ 300 because she was going through bad times , Lynette Taylor said . `` So I mean for him , $ 300 , here -- here is $ 300 . Will this help you out any ? It was very much that , '' said Lynette Taylor . `` Yes , he should have told her to get the heck out of my room . But I can not explain why men do what they do . '' CNN 's Julian Cummings contributed to this report .
NEW : `` I 'm not a prostitute . I 'm a victim , '' girl says . Taylor sentenced to six years probation and a $ 2,000 fine . Taylor was charged with sex crimes last May . The linebacker is in the NFL Hall of Fame .