EXCLUSIVE: Seattle's new 'street czar' once went to jail for trafficking a 16-year-old girl

Despite the fact that he was convicted for knowingly trafficking a minor, and court documents show that he took her to Phoenix to buy a new fake ID, Taylor blames Fischmann for her own sex trafficking.

EXCLUSIVE: Pimp turned Seattle 'Street Czar' speaks out

"It's not conventional, people say what the hell is a Street Czar? Of course, you wouldn't understand you are not from the streets… that's why I fit this so perfectly."

Seattle hires ex-pimp to be 'Street Czar'

Before Taylor was contracted by the city to provide "expertise and support services in de-escalation, community engagement, and alternatives to policing," he was engaged in prostitution.