A former Department of Children & Families employee was sentenced today to two years of probation for lying to investigators to help his friend, former DCF spokesman Al Zimmerman. ...more

June 2, 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 U.S. military contractor in Iraq has been arrested for allegedly hacking into teenage girls' computers in America to coerce them into sending sexually explicit photos of themselves. Federal authorities in Orlando say if victims refused, Patrick Connolly threatened to reveal personal information gathered from hacking into their computers. ...more

March 17, 2009

A former Department of Children & Families employee pleaded guilty today to lying to investigators to help his friend, former DCF spokesman Al Zimmerman. ...more

March 5, 2009

A former Department of Children & Families employee has agreed to plead guilty to lying to investigators to help his friend, former DCF spokesman Al Zimmerman. ...more

February 11, 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

Former Department of Children & Families spokesman Al Zimmerman pleaded guilty this morning to production of child pornography. ...more

January 21, 2009

TAMPA Former Department of Children and Families spokesman Al Zimmerman is set to go on trial Jan. 26 on child pornography charges. U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew scheduled a trial this morning after Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen Murphy-Davis said she would like to tell the seven victims in the case a definitive trial date. ...more

November 12, 2008

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

October 23, 2008