Former Southern University Athletics Director Greg LaFleur found NOT GUILTY of prostitution charges

GREG LAFLEUR SERVED NEARLY
SIX YEARS AS SOUTHERN'S A.D.
BEFORE HIS GOOD REPUTATION
AND CAREER WAS DERAILED BY
THE HARRIS COUNTY/HOUSTON
POLICE DEPARTMENT. 

HOUSTON, TEXAS - A jury has found former Southern University Athletic Director Greg LaFleur not guilty on a charge of prostitution. The jury of six reached its decision Tuesday night, said a spokeswoman for the Harris County District Attorney's office in Houston.

LaFleur was arrested in April 2011. According to the police report, LaFleur, 52, was arrested on Main Street in Houston for alleged solicitation of a prostitute. LaFleur denied the allegation. LaFleur, who was fired from Southern University after his arrest, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Southern.

"This should have never happened," LaFleur told WAFB 9NEWS Wednesday. "The chic solicited me. I have lived with this for a year. I'm more pissed off than happy."

At the time of his arrest, the prosecutor's office in Harris County characterized the case as "straight sex for pay." According to the police report, LaFleur was accused of picking up an undercover police officer posing as a prostitute.

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LaFleur found not guilty

Former Southern University Athletic Director Greg LaFleur has been found not guilty of solicitation of prostitution.

LaFleur lost his job as Southern’s Athletic Director when he was arrested in April of 2011, for allegedly trying to pay an undercover police officer for sex in Houston. According to his lawyer, LaFleur was acquitted of the charge Tuesday night by a Texas jury. His attorney says a lawsuit is pending against Southern, seeking back pay and damages.

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