Case of Adam David Zimmer

Case of Adam David Zimmer

Eugene, OR

Convicted on charges of human trafficking of a 15-year-old girl.

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Table of Contents

2011

1. Eugene man arrested trying to sell drugs, 15-year-old for sex (12/07/2011)

2012

1. Eugene pimp who turned 15-year-old girl into 'prosti-tot' sentenced to federal prison
   (10/01/2012)
   
2. Trafficker of teen for sex sentenced:  Adam David Zimmer of Eugene tried to sell the girl, who was high on mushrooms, for sex (10/02/2012)
3. Ore. man gets 10 years for sex trafficking girl (10/02/2012)
    

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Eugene pimp who turned 15-year-old girl into 'prosti-tot' sentenced to federal prison
By Bryan Denson
Oregon Live - October 1, 2012 

Adam David Zimmer - Convicted Sex Offender

A pimp named Adam David Zimmer, sometimes called "Tweaker  Dave" for his addiction to drugs, showed up at a Eugene hotel last Dec. 5 to deliver a 15-year-old prostitute to a new customer.

Zimmer, behind on rent, negotiated a fee of $500 for one hour with the girl he called "Blondie." He was sexually intimate with the girl, according to government court papers, and called her one of his "prosti-tots." Zimmer confided to the john she was "super loaded" on psilocybin mushrooms.

When Zimmer knocked on a door at the La Quinta Inn, he didn’t find a john. He found a team of cops.

The guy who had arranged for the girl was an undercover Eugene Police detective, according to federal court records.

Police say they learned from an informant that Zimmer sold cocaine, heroin and marijuana. One of Zimmer's former roommates told police he gave her children drugs. Two young girls came forward to say he gave them ecstasy and offered them jobs as prostitutes. 

Zimmer appeared before U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon on Monday, in Portland, to be sentenced for sex trafficking of a minor and employing a minor in drug operations. He wore blue jail scrubs and ankle chains.

His victim sat a few paces to his right. Her mom sat on a bench behind her. The girl wore jeans and a gray hoodie, looking as if she just stepped off a high school bus.

She had thought about making a statement to the court. But when given the chance, she declined.

Eugene lawyer John Halpern Jr., Zimmer's lawyer, told Simon that his client was a drug addict with mental health issues. He said Zimmer's family described him as immature -- "36 going on 16, 17" -- and was appalled by his actions. So was Zimmer, he said.

"He's ashamed of himself," Halpern said.

Zimmer stood briefly to apologized to the girl and thank his family for being there. Then it was Simon's time to comment.

"Sex trafficking and the exploitation of minors is a national -- indeed an international -- crisis," he said. Society is obligated to protect its children, he added. "You basically deprived someone of childhood."

Simon sentenced Zimmer to a little more than 10 years in prison. If he behaves himself, he's likely to get out before he turns 44.

"Mr. Zimmer," the judge said, "I wish you the best of luck. I do sense that you do want to turn your life around. I think you can."

Simon then turned to the girl, saying she had a supportive family.

"I wish you the very best of luck, too, ma'am."

The judge scheduled a hearing on Jan. 4, 2013, to decide how much restitution Zimmer would pay the girl.

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Eugene man arrested trying to sell drugs, 15-year-old for sex
By Toshio Suzuki
KOIN Local 6 - December 7, 2011

Convicted Sex Offender - David Adam Zimmer

Troopers arrested a 35-year-old Eugene man in a sting operation this week when he attempted to sell drugs and a 15-year-old girl for sex, according to Oregon State Police (OSP).

In a release, OSP said David Adam Zimmer escorted the girl to an area motel Dec. 5 and attempted to make the deal with an undercover detective.

Zimmer was charged with compelling prostitution, rape in the third degree and several other charges related to the endangerment of a minor.

The underage girl was released to her parents but OSP believes there may be additional victims and an accomplice, too.  Anyone with information is asked to call 541-682-6266. 

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Trafficker of teen for sex sentenced

Adam David Zimmer of Eugene tried to sell the girl, who was high on mushrooms, for sex

By Jeff Wright

The Register-Guard - October 2, 2012

A 36-year-old Eugene man who tried to pimp a 15-year-old girl high on psychedelic mushrooms to an undercover sheriff’s deputy will spend the next decade in federal prison.

U.S. District Judge Michael Simon of Portland on Monday sentenced Adam David Zimmer to 121 months in prison, followed by another 10 years of post-prison supervision. Zimmer pleaded guilty in May to an indictment charging him with the sex trafficking of a minor and employing a minor in drug operations.

Zimmer referred to several underage girls under his employ as “Prosti-Tots,” according to a U.S. Department of Justice statement released Monday afternoon.

Zimmer initially caught authorities’ attention as part of a drug case. Then, in November, a Lane County sheriff’s deputy assigned to the county’s Interagency Narcotics Team received information that Zimmer was dealing drugs to children and prostituting young girls.

“We’re a drug team, and (Zimmer) was on our radar for a drug investigation. But then, this higher priority (crime) came to light,” Erik Fisher, an Oregon State Police sergeant who served as the drug team’s commander, said at the time.

In December, two 15-year-old girls told deputies that on an earlier occasion they were at Zimmer’s house, where he offered them cocaine, marijuana and ecstas­y pills, the Department of Justice said. Zimmer solicited the girls to work as prostitutes by telling them he would pay them $100 for each time they went on a “date,” officials said.

Deputies learned at that time that Zimmer also had an adult woman, identified as “Queen,” working for him as a prostitute.

On Dec. 5, deputies instructed an informant to send a text to Zimmer asking if he had any young girls available to meet the informant at a local hotel, officials said. Zimmer began speaking directly with an undercover deputy about sending two girls.

In several “lengthy” recorded conversations, Zimmer described how he could make several different young girls, whom he referred to as “Prosti-Tots,” available to the undercover officer, according to the Department of Justice.

Later, Zimmer explained how “Blondie,” identified in the indictment as 15 years old, was the sole girl available, at a cost of $500 for one hour. Zimmer said the girl was “super loaded” from eating psilocybin mushrooms, officials said.

When Zimmer arrived at the hotel with the girl, he was arrested on charges that included compelling prostitution. Investigators seized about 14 grams of mushrooms from Zimmer. 

A search of the girl produced a bag of mushrooms and condoms, officials said. She ultimately was returned to her parents.

The FBI and Eugene police assisted in the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kemp Strickland.

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Ore. man gets 10 years for sex trafficking girl 
Associated Press - October 2, 2012

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Eugene, Ore., man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trying to pimp a 15-year-old girl to an undercover sheriff's deputy.

U.S. District Judge Michael Simon sentenced Adam David Zimmer on Monday in Portland. Zimmer earlier pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a minor and employing a minor in drug operations. Federal prosecutors say Zimmer offered the girl last December at the cost of $500 for one hour and described her as "super loaded" from eating psychedelic mushrooms.

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