Vic: Alleged child sex predator to appear in court

AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2010
Vic: Alleged child sex predator to appear in court

A man will appear in a Melbourne court today charged with multiple sex offences involving
teenage girls.

JOHN RAYMOND ZIMMERMAN .. of Screen Street, Frankston .. faced an out-of-sessions court
hearing at Nunawading police station in Melbourne's east last night.

The 24 year old's been charged with 16 counts each of rape and sexual penetration of
a child under 16 .. five counts of stalking .. three of indecent assault .. one count
of threats to kill .. and one count of procuring a child for the purposes of child pornography.

The offences date back 18 months and involve three victims .. two of whom were aged
14 and one who was 13 at the time of the offences.

Police allege ZIMMERMAN contacted the girls through one of two profiles on an internet
social networking website and later co-erced them into having sex with him.

The retail salesman was arrested at his workplace in Collingwood yesterday following
a joint operation between Nunawading and sexual crimes squad detectives.

He'll appear in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court later today.

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KEYWORD: ZIMMERMAN (MELBOURNE)

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