02-02-2008, 12:29 PM
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DCF spokesman faces child pornography charges
By Sofia Santana
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
February 2, 2008
The lead spokesman for the Florida Department of Children & Families was arrested Friday night in Lakeland on charges that he produced child pornography featuring two teens, authorities said.
Al Zimmerman, 40, was hired by the state in March 2005 and worked in Tallahassee.
He was charged with eight counts of using a child in a sexual performance, each charge a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
Zimmerman was immediately fired by the DCF, according to the Attorney General's Office, which investigated the case with the DCF, FBI, Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Tampa police.
Authorities say Zimmerman solicited the two teens to perform lewd acts, which he used to create pornography.
Zimmerman was being held late Friday at the Hillsborough County Jail.
Copyright © 2008, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
DCF spokesman faces child pornography charges
By Sofia Santana
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
February 2, 2008
The lead spokesman for the Florida Department of Children & Families was arrested Friday night in Lakeland on charges that he produced child pornography featuring two teens, authorities said.
Al Zimmerman, 40, was hired by the state in March 2005 and worked in Tallahassee.
He was charged with eight counts of using a child in a sexual performance, each charge a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
Zimmerman was immediately fired by the DCF, according to the Attorney General's Office, which investigated the case with the DCF, FBI, Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Tampa police.
Authorities say Zimmerman solicited the two teens to perform lewd acts, which he used to create pornography.
Zimmerman was being held late Friday at the Hillsborough County Jail.
Copyright © 2008, South Florida Sun-Sentinel