Florida woman pretended to be a 14-year-old homeschooled child to prey on middle schoolers for sex, police announced Friday.
Alyssa Ann Zinger, 22, was arrested last week for allegedly engaging in at least 30 sexual acts with at least one student and sending explicit videos to several more.
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“It is disturbing and unsettling to see an adult take advantage of a child and prey on them,” Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said in a statement.
“Anyone who may have been a victim of Zinger’s, we encourage you to come forward. The Tampa Police Department will support you and ensure a predator like Zinger doesn’t cause you or others additional harm.”
Zinger allegedly crafted her fake persona and communicated with her victims on social media platforms, mainly Snapchat, according to a search warrant obtained by the Tampa Bay Times.
Multiple victims, who attended Wilson Middle School in Tampa’s Hyde Park neighborhood, told police they believed the Zinger was their age but was homeschooled.
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“There are believed to be additional victims,” Tampa police said.
The accused predator allegedly initiated a sexual relationship with one of the victims in May, which lasted through September, the warrant states.
The victim — a boy between the ages of 12 and 15 — told police that the pair had sex multiple times and that Zinger sent him explicit photos and videos.
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Another said Zinger sent a video to several children through Snapchat depicting sexual intercourse.
Zinger allegedly admitted to one victim that she had engaged in sexual activities with other minors.
The accused pervert and one of the children were caught shoplifting at a Nordstrom in July, according to the documents.
She allegedly tried to keep up her facade in front of her victim and told an officer she was born in 2009, a lie he was unable to verify.
Tampa woman posed as homeschooled 14-year-old to molest middle schoolers: police
Alyssa Ann Zinger allegedly engaged in at least 30 sexual acts with at least one student and sending explicit videos to several more.
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