A black football player has been sentenced to 6 years probation during a court hearing after pleading guilty to sexual misconduct with an underage girl

Hall of Fame NFL linebacker Lawrence Taylor, who pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges in the case in January 2011, 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, 2011. Taylor was arrested in May 2011 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. The teenager said she was glad Taylor had been prosecuted though disappointed that the former New York Giant won't receive jail time. 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.