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Municipal Auditorium Florida - Sarasota Police forward Video Voyeurism case to State Attorney s Office 18 January 2024 ( news )
Municipal Auditorium , state Florida ( By Press Release office)
Jan 18,2024
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In response to an investigation initiated in October 2023 , the Sarasota Police Department has forwarded a case involving Christian Ziegler to the State Attorney ' s Office .
On October 4th , 2023 , detectives from the Sarasota Police Department began an investigation into an alleged sexual battery that involved Ziegler as the suspect . During the investigation , the detectives conducted nearly one dozen interviews , issued numerous subpoenas , reviewed hours of surveillance footage , and searched through a substantial number of images and videos on cell phones and their respective cloud data backups .
As a result of the lengthy investigation , Sarasota Police detectives found video evidence that on October 2nd , 2023 , a sexual encounter occurred between the victim and Christian Ziegler . Ziegler recorded the encounter on his cell phone . The video showed that the encounter was likely consensual . Therefore , detectives were unable to develop probable cause to charge Ziegler with Sexual Battery .
After conducting an additional follow - up interview with the victim and after showing the victim the video recording of the sex act , the victim advised Sarasota Police detectives that she was unaware and did not consent to being video recorded .
On January 19th , 2024 , the investigators prepared a probable cause affidavit for the felony crime of Video Voyeurism against Christian Ziegler . This affidavit was subsequently sent to the State Attorney’s Office for further review . As with all cases , Sarasota Police detectives handled this case with the utmost diligence and impartiality . Ziegler has cooperated with Sarasota Police throughout the investigation .
The Sarasota Police Department remains committed to upholding the law and ensuring justice is served . The Twelfth Judicial Circuit Office of the State Attorney will provide further updates as this case progresses through the legal system .
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