Woman Accuses Zimmerman of Molesting Her, but Is It Relevant?

The unidentified woman told prosecutors George Zimmerman sexually molested her for a decade, beginning when they were children. Aram Roston reports on the legal relevance of the bombshell.

Published Jul. 16 2012 4:49PM EDT

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Prosecutors handling the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman released an explosive audiotape on Monday, in which a woman claimed to investigators that Zimmerman had sexually molested her for a decade, starting when the two were children.

The woman, whom prosecutors identified only as Witness 9, is a cousin of Zimmerman’s,...

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Woman Accuses Zimmerman of Molesting Her, but Is It Relevant?

The unidentified woman told prosecutors George Zimmerman sexually molested her for a decade, beginning when they were children. Aram Roston reports on the legal relevance of the bombshell.

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Aram Roston