A 22-year-old Florida woman was reportedly arrested late last month for posing as a 14-year-old homeschooler to take advantage of and groom real children.

“Alyssa Ann Zinger was arrested by Tampa police on Nov. 24 on two counts of lewd and lascivious assault, and five counts of lewd or lascivious assault on a victim who was between the ages of 12 and 15,” Tampa Bay Times reported on Saturday.

According to a search warrant reviewed by the Times, posing as a home-school student, Zinger contacted a 12- to 15-year-old Wilson Middle School boy on Snapchat and proceeded to not only to send him explicit photographs, but also to engage in “sexual activities” with him “several times”.

“[The] The victim told police she had a sexual relationship with Zinger that began in late May and ended in mid-September. The victim testified that they engaged in sexual activity several times and that Zinger sent sexually explicit photos and videos,” the Times notes.

“Also, Zinger said [the] victim who had previously engaged in sexual activity with other minors,” according to the Times.

Florida woman Alyssa Ann Zinger, 22, was arrested for posing as a 14-year-old high school girl to become her boyfriend, then sexually abusing boys between the ages of 12 and 15. pic.twitter.com/oNvUwBz5yr

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) December 2, 2023

Zinger first came to the attention of authorities when she and one of her victims, it's unclear which one, were caught shoplifting at a Tampa Nordstrom store in July.

“Zinger identified herself to an officer by her name, but said she was born in 2009. The officer was unable to find information on her with the date of birth she provided, but found an Alyssa Ann Zinger who was born in 2001. Zinger told the officer she had a half-sister with the same name,” the Times notes.

“The officer requested government, school and employment records on Zinger, which showed she was an adult, according to the warrant. Employers at a Tampa Publix where Zinger worked later also confirmed she was an adult,” according to the Times.

Months later, authorities were tipped off about Zinger's child sex crimes. And now that they've found at least one of their victims, they're looking for more.

“It is disturbing and disturbing to see an adult take advantage of a child and take advantage of him,” Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said in a statement.

“Anyone who has been victimized by Zinger, we encourage you to come forward. The Tampa Police Department will support you and make sure that a predator like Zinger does not cause further harm to you or others,” he add.

Unfortunately, many older men have responded to Zinger's crimes by doing what they always do: wishing they had been one of the perpetrator's victims.

Look at:

Where were you when I was an average student

— CoolCat (@CoolCat83089) December 2, 2023

I would have lined up at 15 to be victimized like that, just saying.

— TBV (@CanoeBranch) December 2, 2023

She can prepare me. I bet she didn't get any complaints from the boys. Those damn parents!

— Hank Reisman (@ReismanHank) December 2, 2023

man how come this never happened to me when i was in high school??? hot teachers who want to date me?

— Bill Lee (@CaiusSixtus) December 2, 2023

I know I'm supposed to say this is bad, but my 13-14 year old self is inside me kicking my ass and telling me to shut up.

— Arizona Political (@AZVotes) December 2, 2023

Where the hell were these women in the 1990s when I was in high school?

I grew up in the wrong time period.

— Dick Riggles (@Champtuman) December 2, 2023

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— SliceOfHumblePie (@humble_slice) December 2, 2023

According to USA Today piece published in 2013, this double standard has real consequences.

“It's a societal double standard, experts say, on female sex offenders that not only minimizes the victimization of young boys, who are left with lifelong emotional scars, but contributes to lighter sentences for the women involved,” the piece says. .

“In 2005, Florida teacher Debra Lafave, who had a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old boy, was sentenced to three years of house arrest plus seven years of probation. In 2010, Beth Modica, A former prosecutor in Rockland County, New York, who had sex with two underage boys, has been released from state prison after serving just 21 months behind bars,” the piece continues.

This is a massive problem, especially since the number of women sexually abusing minors has been increasing.

“According to the Center for Sex Offender Management, a project of the Department of Justice, in 1994, less than 1% of incarcerated rape and sex offenders were women, or fewer than 800. In 2006, however, the FBI reported that women accounted for nearly 10 percent of sex crimes. And studies indicate that women commit about 20 percent of sex crimes against children,” the USA Today article notes.

Also note that most incidents of abuse are “grossly underreported,” according to Curtis St. John, then a spokesperson for MaleSurvivor, a support organization.

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V. Saxena is a writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.

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