At the Highlands County Sheriff's Office, an investigator occasionally goes into Internet chat rooms and poses as a teenage girl. ...more

November 1, 2009

Polk County sheriff's deputies have accused a Winter Haven man of having images of child pornography on his iPod. ...more

September 27, 2009

Polk County man arrested, accused of child pornography for having illegal images on his iPod. ...more

September 26, 2009

A former spokesman for the state Department of Children & Families was sentenced this morning to 24 years and four months in prison for making child pornography. Al Zimmerman, 41, pleaded guilty in January to a child pornography charge. ...more

May 8, 2009

A 14-year-old New Jersey girl has been accused of child pornography after posting nearly 30 explicit nude pictures of herself on MySpace.com — charges that could force her to register as a sex offender if convicted. ...more

March 26, 2009

A 23-year-old Tampa man was arrested early this morning, accused of possessing child pornography that he downloaded onto his computer. Hillsborough County sheriff's detectives said some of the images depicted children younger than 5 and that there were videos showing child bondage. ...more

March 13, 2009

After his former girlfriend taunted him, Phillip Alpert remembered the nude photos she e-mailed to him while they were dating. ...more

March 12, 2009

Once the public face of the state agency assigned to protect children, Al Zimmerman admitted in federal court Wednesday that he victimized teens by using them in child pornography. ...more

January 22, 2009

A 36-year-old man charged with possession of child pornography had shared and downloaded videos showing children involved in bondage and bestiality, officials said. ...more

January 13, 2009

TAMPA – Former state Department of Children & Families spokesman Al Zimmerman pleaded not guilty today to child porn charges. ...more

October 23, 2008