Overview
- Alyssa Ann Zinger, 25, remains jailed without bail on felony counts including lewd or lascivious battery, lewd or lascivious molestation, possession of child pornography, in-state transmission of child pornography, and sexual cyber harassment.
- Prosecutors say she posed online as a 14-year-old to contact minors, had repeated sexual encounters with at least one boy, and sent explicit photos and videos via Snapchat.
- Investigators identified four additional alleged victims months after the initial arrest, reportedly students at Wilson Middle School in Tampa’s Hyde Park neighborhood.
- In newly reported comments, her father claims she is "mentally defective," citing a reported IQ score of 72 and longstanding mental-health diagnoses, and argues she is the "real victim."
- He further alleges a boy "seduced" and hid her for months and says inmates have tainted her food in custody, while court records indicate her trial is scheduled to begin May 26.