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July 17, 2012

Relative Claims Molestation by Zimmerman Over 10-Year Period 
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A female relative has accused George Zimmerman, the killer of the
unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, of molesting her over a 10-year
period. The unnamed woman says the abuse began when she was six years
old and Zimmerman was eight, lasting until she was 16. The woman says
she came forward to prosecutors early on in their probe of Zimmerman to
disclose her knowledge of his family's bias against African Americans.
On newly released recordings, the woman said she was concerned Zimmerman
had killed Martin because Martin was black.

Witness: "I was afraid [Zimmerman] may have done something because the
kid was black. Because growing up, him and his family have always made
statements that they don’t like black people if they don’t act like
white people. They talk a lot of bad things about black people."

 

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