At least six months ahead of George Zimmerman's murder trial, the Miami-Dade County Youth Commission is preparing to promote nonviolence, mainly through schools, churches and police departments.

"Some schools have held demonstrations and walkouts and that's great, that's the path we want to continue on instead of fights breaking out, that's hopefully want we don't want to happen,” Miami-Dade County Youth Commissioner Natalia Gonzalez said.

The highly sensitive case prompted the county's community relations board to create a plan to calm tensions before, during and after the trial of Zimmerman, 29, which is scheduled for June. He shot and killed Trayvon Martin, 17, of Miami Gardens in Sanford in February. Zimmerman claims the shooting was in self-defense and has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder.

The community relations board’s chair, Dr. Walter T. Richardson, presented its nonviolence campaign to the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners early Tuesday.

Richardson said there will be people who will be disappointed however the trial turns out, and there are people who support Zimmerman.

”And then there are people, a large majority of people, from what I'm hearing, that will be affected if the trial goes the other way and he's found not guilty. And so either way we need to make sure our citizens are informed,” Richardson said.

Youth leaders will rely heavily on social media to post updates on the trial and plan to host a student summit next month.

"We're not here because we believe there's going to be violence. We believe there's not going to be violence,” said Edward Shohat, a member of the community relations board. “We are here to foster nonviolence in response to whatever happens in the Trayvon Martin case."

Martin’s uncle was encouraged by the county's mission.

"I like the idea of us taking a proactive approach and instead of a reactive approach,” Ronald Fulton said.

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Attorneys for George Zimmerman will be back in court this month to request subpoenas be issued for the school, phone and social media records of Trayvon Martin.

The hearing has been set for Oct. 19, according to a posting on Zimmerman's attorneys' website Sunday.

Last month, Zimmerman's attorneys sent subpoenas to the Miami area schools attended by the 17-year-old, including Norland Middle School, Miami Carol City High School, Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High and Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

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They've also issued subpoenas for potentially relevant data from social media platforms, including Twitter and Facebook.

Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting Martin during a confrontation in a gated community in Sanford last February. Zimmerman is pleading not guilty, claiming self-defense.

"Trayvon’s parents maintain that his school records and Facebook page are completely irrelevant to George Zimmerman’s decision to get out of his car to profile, pursue, and shoot their son in the heart on February 26, 2012," Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump said in a statement Monday night. "How does George Zimmerman’s review of Trayvon Martin’s high school and middle school records and Facebook page bear any relevance to Zimmerman’s decision to pull the trigger and kill a 17-year-old child?"

In other documents posted Sunday, Zimmerman's attorneys filed a motion to request review of recordings of the witness identified as Witness 9. The attorneys also filed a motion for continuance in the case, saying there is a "large amount of discovery yet to be completed."

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A new judge was assigned to preside over George Zimmerman’s court case Thursday after the previous judge formally disqualified himself.

Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Seminole County Circuit Court Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. should disqualify himself in Zimmerman's second-degree murder case. Lester did that in an order Thursday.

“Chief Judge Alan Dickey has reassigned the case to the next judge in the normal rotation of the criminal division, Criminal Administrative Judge Debra Nelson. Judge Nelson will preside over all future proceedings in State vs. Zimmerman,” the 18th Judicial Circuit said in a statement.

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Lester denied Zimmerman attorney Mark O’Mara’s request that he leave the case earlier in August, and O’Mara then appealed to the district court in Daytona Beach.

O'Mara argued that Lester should disqualify himself after he said the judge made disparaging remarks about his client’s character and advocated for additional charges against Zimmerman in setting his $1 million bond in July.

Two of three judges from the Fifth District Court of Appeals supported O’Mara’s request in the ruling Wednesday.

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Zimmerman, 28, has pleaded not guilty in the Feb. 26 shooting of Trayvon Martin, 17, of Miami Gardens in Sanford. He claims self-defense.

Nelson has served as a judge on the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit since 1999 and was the acting chief judge for Seminole and Brevard counties from July 2003 to June 2005, according to her judicial biography.

Nelson is the third judge to take up Zimmerman’s case. The first judge, Seminole County Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler, recused herself shortly after the proceedings began in April.

George Zimmerman is asking the judge in his court case to let him leave Seminole County.

Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester Jr.’s bail order requiring him to stay within the central Florida county “has had an ongoing, deleterious effect on his ability to assist in the preparation of his own defense,” Zimmerman’s defense attorney Mark O’Mara wrote.

He asked Lester to modify the conditions of Zimmerman’s release and lift the restriction requiring him to live in Seminole County in a motion filed with the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Thursday.

“Communications have been unnecessarily limited to telephone and occasional visits by counsel. Mr. Zimmerman must be able to travel to meet with his lawyers, and to attend to various other necessary matters to prepare this matter to move forward,” O’Mara said of his client, who is charged with second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting of Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin in Sanford.

Zimmerman, 28, has pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense. He has remained in Seminole County – which includes Sanford – since he bonded out of jail for a second time on July 6.

“Since shortly after the tragic events of February 26, 2012, Mr. Zimmerman and his entire extended family have had to live in hiding, fearing for their own safety,” O’Mara noted in his motion.

Meantime, prosecutors responded to Zimmerman’s objection to their request for his medical records.

Zimmerman has asked Lester to stop a subpoena for his medical records, saying the request is too broad and will include irrelevant information. A hearing is scheduled for Friday.

In his response filed with the court Thursday, Assistant State Attorney Bernardo de la Rionda wrote that several pages have been provided so far concerning Zimmerman’s treatment at the Altamonte Family Practice on Feb. 27.

At various times Zimmerman and/or his attorney “have asserted that Defendant’s head was repeatedly beaten into the concrete, and that he sustained some injuries to his head, and a broken nose after his struggle with Trayvon Martin on 2/26/2012,” de la Rionda wrote.

“The records provided by Altamonte Family Practice describe what Defendant claims happened when he came into contact with Trayvon Martin, as well (as) treatment administered by a physician’s assistant,” and they refer to Zimmerman being informed that he should be seen by an ear, nose and throat doctor, which he refused to do, de la Rionda wrote.

But, he noted, “The records provided do not include any notes, photographs, X-rays, CT scan, MRI or anything else related to his treatment that day. The State wants to make sure that no other records exist.”

The medical records would be made public if they are released to prosecutors under Florida’s discovery rules. Zimmerman has asked Lester to review the records and decide which, if any, should be released.

De la Rionda closed his response by bringing up two reasons why the records, if obtained by prosecutors, might not be subject to public disclosure, however.

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Prosecutors inadvertently released a photo of dead Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin lying on the ground Thursday, then sought to retract the image.

In an email to the news media Thursday morning, a spokeswoman for special prosecutor Angela Corey released 76 pages of supplemental discovery in the state’s case against George Zimmerman, 28, who is charged with second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting death of Martin, 17, in Sanford.

The evidence included three grainy, black and white photos taken at the scene by a witness, according to court documents: one of Martin on the ground, one of the back of Zimmerman’s head, and one of a flashlight on the ground. The initial attachment also included Zimmerman’s records from Seminole State College.

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In subsequent emails, the spokeswoman said the information had not been officially reviewed and was inadvertently sent out. She sought to redact the Martin image, citing a state statute that says a photo that depicts the "killing of a person" is "confidential and exempt."

We have decided not to publish or air the Martin photo.

Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty in the case, claiming self-defense. He is living in hiding with his family after being released on bond for a second time.

The spokeswoman also redacted Zimmerman's transcripts, citing student record confidentiality and a June 12 court order.

Among the supplemental discovery initially released by prosecutors was a Florida Department of Law Enforcement laboratory report that said that Martin’s blood was found on a bag of Skittles, and Zimmerman’s application to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Academy in 2008.

But the bulk of the document concerned the academic records of Zimmerman, who graduated from Osbourn High School in Manassas, Virginia in 2001.

Seminole State College’s records said that Zimmerman had a cumulative GPA of 2.22 between spring 2009 and spring 2012, and that his intended major was pre-law.

After the fall 2011 term, when his GPA was 1.75, Zimmerman was given an academic warning, said a report containing his “credit career record.” For the spring 2012 semester, Zimmerman signed up for three courses, according to the report: “Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions,” “Introduction to Astronomy,” and “College Math.”

According to a Jan. 4, 2012 email from a woman who works in student affairs, Zimmerman “applied for graduation on fall 2011 but failed one class. Therefore he wasn’t able to complete his AA,” or associate in arts degree, she wrote.

The credit record report listed Zimmerman as failing “Introduction to Astronomy” in the spring of 2011.

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George Zimmerman's motion to disqualify Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. from the Trayvon Martin shooting case was denied Wednesday.

The ruling was issued by Lester following Zimmerman's filing of the motion last month which claimed Lester's comments in an earlier bond order led him to believe Lester was prejudiced against him.

Lester had said in the order that Zimmerman and his wife misled him about their finances.

In his motion, Zimmerman argues that Lester made "gratuitous, disparaging remarks" about his character in a July 5 ruling setting Zimmerman's bond at $1 million.

Prosecutors later argued for Lester to stay on the case, saying the judge has given Zimmerman bond twice as well as other privileges that show he isn't prejudiced.

Zimmerman, 28, is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin in a gated community in Sanford in February. He has pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense in the shooting of Martin, 17.

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The parents of George Zimmerman are following in their son's footsteps with a new website that tells their side of the Trayvon Martin shooting and asks for donations.

The website, robertandgladys.com, was recently launched by Robert and Gladys Zimmerman, NBC News confirmed.

According to a message posted on the site's homepage by Robert Zimmerman, they started it to give a description of their son, give updates on the family and ask for donations for their relocation in the wake of the Feb. 26 shooting.

"My wife and I have only requested prayers thus far and we have refused to accept any donations or payments whatsoever for any purpose. However, we fully realize that the peaceful, secure life we once knew is now just a memory," he writes. "Therefore, I am providing a link for those supporters who would like to leave us a personal message or contribute to our greatly increased living expenses, and our eventual relocation."

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The lengthy message details the family's history and discusses the upbringing of George and the couple's other two children.

It also discusses threats the family has received following the shooting of Martin, 17, at a gated community in Sanford. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of the Miami Gardens teen and had pleaded not guilty, saying he acted in self-defense.

Robert Zimmerman said he and his family were forced to relocate after receiving the threats as well as "constant media calls and visits."

"It has been an extremely difficult existence. It’s been a challenge getting hotel rooms when we can not provide our correct names, use credit cards, or produce any valid identification," the message said.

He adds that the portrayal of his son as a racist and murderer is untrue.

"Although the media and numerous self-serving individuals have continually portrayed George as a racist, vigilante, and even a murder, absolutely none of those names come anywhere close to representing the real George Zimmerman," he writes. "George has always been, and continues to be, a truly caring, loving, and selfless individual.

The launch of the website comes just a week after George Zimmerman relaunched his personal website, asking for donations for his defense fund.

George Zimmerman relaunched his personal website on the same day that he gave his first media interview about his shooting of Trayvon Martin.

On the site, therealgeorgezimmerman.com, the second-degree murder defendant wrote a letter to his supporters and asked them to donate to his defense fund, which he said is nearly depleted.

“This has been the most difficult time of my life. I have been charged and arrested for murder, I have been accused of being a racist, and my family and I have to live in hiding because of threats against my life. I am not a murderer, and I am not a racist,” Zimmerman wrote.

Zimmerman, 28, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting of Martin, 17, of Miami Gardens. He claims self-defense.

Zimmerman told Fox News’ Sean Hannity in an interview that aired Wednesday night that he had never heard of Florida's Stand Your Ground law before the Feb. 26 incident in Sanford. His attorney Mark O’Mara told Hannity that he plans to use Stand Your Ground in his defense of Zimmerman.

Zimmerman wrote that “Rumors and lies about the case and me are rampant on the Internet,” so he created his website to give him a place to set the record straight.

“This is not my website, this is our website,” he told supporters. “I am going to use this as a chance to communicate with you and listen to you, and as an opportunity to share important things about the case.”

A note at the top of the site also says “George Zimmerman and the case against him has been grossly misrepresented in the media.”

Zimmerman said his website is also a place where he can gather donations for his defense fund, which he said has the lowest amount of money in it since it was formed.

Zimmerman initially set up therealgeorgezimmerman.com in the days before his April 11 arrest, but it was disabled later in April.

A spokesman for the O’Mara Law Group told NBC 6 that Zimmerman asked to relaunch his website and O’Mara allowed it. It relaunched on Wednesday.

Zimmerman is responsible for the site, and the hope is it will raise awareness and help drive donations to the defense fund, according to the spokesman. Zimmerman will contribute to it infrequently, he said.

Zimmerman said in a video posted on his site later on Thursday, however, that "I’ll be frequently updating this website, so check back often, and spread the word to your family and friends."

He reiterated his message in the video, thanking his supporters in English and Spanish.

O’Mara and his team already have a robust website, gzlegalcase.com, and associated social media accounts that advocate for Zimmerman online. Links on both gzlegalcase.com and therealgeorgezimmerman.com connect to gzdefensefund.com, the official site for Zimmerman’s legal defense fund.

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Zimmerman is living in hiding with his family after being released on bond for a second time recently.

He wrote that his family’s security needs have been extremely high, and that his defense fund has been devastated by almost $50,000 in security expenses and the $100,000 that was paid to a bondsman to release him from jail.

“The skyrocketing legal costs have gone unpaid,” he added.

He closed his letter to supporters by relaying his and his family’s gratitude.

“Thank you for your generosity and your support in the past. We need your help again. It is only through your support that we have come this far and I’m learning there is a long way to go,” Zimmerman concludes. “Once again, I humbly thank you.”

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The parents of Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin say they have no desire to meet with the man who shot their son and rejected his claim that the shooting was part of God's Plan.

Parents Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin appeared on NBC's "Today" show Thursday morning, hours after George Zimmerman told Fox's Sean Hannity the Martin shooting was "all God's plan."

"I really think that's ridiculous, I wish Trayvon was here to tell his side of the story and I don't believe that's God's plan for him to kill an innocent teenager," Fulton said.

Fulton and Martin said they watched the full interview, which aired Wednesday night and was the first the neighborhood watch volunteer has given since the Feb 26 shooting in a gated community in Sanford.

Zimmerman, 28, who is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Martin, 17, said that he had never heard of Florida's Stand Your Ground law before the incident. Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense.

Zimmerman said that Martin's demeanor and body language were confrontational on the night of their encounter at The Retreat at Twin Lakes. Martin was on his way back from a 7-Eleven. Zimmerman said he was headed out to Target.

He also claimed that when Martin approached him, the teen used an expletive.

"Trayvon is a child, he's a 17-year-old child and I can't imagine him saying something like that," Fulton said. "He was frightened for his life."

After they started fighting, Zimmerman said, "At that point, I realized that it wasn’t my gun, it wasn’t his gun, it was the gun."

"Those are the words of George Zimmerman, George Zimmerman said they were fighting over the gun, there are no witnesses that say that they were fighting over the gun," Tracy Martin said. "George Zimmerman is here to tell his story. Trayvon is dead."

Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump said the interview could help prosecutors.

"There are so many inconsistencies in the things that George Zimmerman is saying, the state attorney is going to look at that interview that he did last night as a gift when they cross-examine him," Crump said.

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While Zimmerman had said there was nothing he would have done differently, he later clarified his statement.

"I do wish that there was something, anything, I could have done that wouldn’t have put me in the position where I had to take his life," he said.

He also issued an apology to Martin's parents and said he'd like to talk with them about what happened.

"Absolutely not," Fulton said, when asked if she was open to meeting with Zimmerman.

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George Zimmerman said in his first media interview Wednesday night that he didn't regret getting out of his car to follow Trayvon Martin on the night of their confrontation.

"I feel that it was all God’s plan, and for me to second-guess it or to judge it ...," he said, trailing off.

Later in his interview on "Hannity" on Fox News, Zimmerman maintained that he didn't follow Martin, however.

Zimmerman, 28, who is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Martin, 17, said that he had never heard of Florida's Stand Your Ground law before their Feb. 26 incident. Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense.

“I’m not a racist and I’m not a murderer,” Zimmerman said.

At first Zimmerman said there was nothing he would have done differently. But he sought to clarify that statement as the hourlong interview ended.

"I do wish that there was something, anything, I could have done that wouldn’t have put me in the position where I had to take his life," he said of Martin, who lived in Miami Gardens.

Staring directly into the camera, Zimmerman issued an apology to everyone, including his wife, Martin's parents, and the country.

"I’m sorry that this happened. I hate to think that because of this incident, because of my actions, that it’s polarized and divided America, and I’m truly sorry," he said.

The Martin family quickly responded to Zimmerman's interview Wednesday night.

"George Zimmerman said that he does not regret getting out of his vehicle, he does not regret following Trayvon, in fact he does not regret anything he did that night. He wouldn't do anything different and he concluded it was God's plan," the family said in a written statement provided by their attorney Benjamin Crump.

Martin's father, Tracy Martin, said "We must worship a different God, because there is no way that my God would have wanted George Zimmerman to kill my teenage son."

Zimmerman apologized to Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton earlier in the interview as well.

“I am sorry that they buried their child. I can’t imagine what it must feel like. And I pray for them daily," he said.

Zimmerman said that Trayvon Martin punched and broke his nose as he reached into his pants pocket for his phone on the night they met in a gated community in Sanford.

"I was shocked. I looked up, and he punched me and broke my nose," Zimmerman said.

Zimmerman said that after the first hit, Martin started bashing his head into the concrete sidewalk.

“As soon as he broke my nose, I started yelling for help, because I was disoriented. And he started slamming my head into the concrete," he said.

Zimmerman said that what happened was "a tragic situation."

"When I was in jail obviously I was in solitary confinement, and I had a lot of time to think and to reflect. I just think it’s a tragic situation. I hope it’s the most difficult thing I have to go through in my life," Zimmerman said in the interview, with his attorney Mark O'Mara sitting beside him at a location in Seminole County.

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Zimmerman maintained that it was his voice heard screaming on a 911 call – one of the disputed points of the case. Martin's family and attorneys have said that the Miami Gardens teen was the one screaming.

Zimmerman said that Martin's demeanor and body language were confrontational on the night of their encounter at The Retreat at Twin Lakes. Martin was on his way back from a 7-Eleven. Zimmerman said he was headed out to Target.

After they started fighting, Zimmerman said, "At that point, I realized that it wasn’t my gun, it wasn’t his gun, it was the gun."

After Martin was shot, "He sat up and he said something to the effect that 'You got it, or you got me,'" Zimmerman recounted.

His attorney, O'Mara, said definitively for the first time that he would use Stand Your Ground in his defense of Zimmerman.

Even though Zimmerman told a dispatcher that he thought Martin was running on that night, he told Hannity that Martin was skipping and going away quickly, but not running.

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Zimmerman remains free on $1 million bond after being released for the second time recently.

Zimmerman, who took a tour of the Seminole County Jail as a community watch volunteer, told Hannity that he has seen firsthand that the facility treats its inmates with respect.

Carly Shanahan, a Fox News spokeswoman, said no payment was made for the interview, NBC News reported. Hannity reiterated that during the interview, and Zimmerman said that a previous report that Hannity offered to pay his legal fees "never happened."

Phyllis Kotey, a professor at Florida International University College of Law and a retired judge, told NBC News that there were various potential reasons why O'Mara would allow Zimmerman to be on TV.

"Clearly they are trying to humanize (Zimmerman) some more and give his story some traction," Kotey said.

She also said it may be a test.

"It's a chance to hone the story and test it – test versions, what works, reactions, to see what's going to happen," Kotey said. "It's an opportunity to see how a particular position will play."

An email requesting comment, submitted via Zimmerman's legal defense website, wasn't immediately returned. 

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Prosecutors say the judge in the George Zimmerman case should continue to preside over the trial, according to a motion filed Tuesday

The motion was filed in response to Zimmerman's motion filed last week asking that Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. be disqualified from the case.

Zimmerman says Lester's comments in a bond order led him to believe Lester is prejudiced against him. The judge said in the order that Zimmerman and his wife misled him about their finances.

In his motion, Zimmerman argues that Lester made "gratuitous, disparaging remarks" about his character in a July 5 ruling setting Zimmerman's bond at $1 million.

The response from prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda argued that Lester should stay on the case.

"If a party doesn't like a court's findings that doesn't mean they have the right to ask for a new judge," he wrote.

Zimmerman, 28, is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin in a gated community in Sanford in February. He has pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense in the shooting of Martin, 17.

Lester has granted Zimmerman bond twice, and given him other privileges that de la Rionda argues show that the judge isn't prejudiced towards Zimmerman.

"Despite supposedly being biased against him, the Court has TWICE granted him bond in this high-profile homicide case, and in fact has exercised its discretion on numerous occasions to grant Defendant benefits not ordinarily enjoyed by the criminal accused," de la Rionda wrote. "For example, Defendant has been permitted to live outside the State of Florida, to have witnesses testify telephonically, and to appear in court in civilian clothing and without shackles even while he was incarcerated."

A spokeswoman for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit said Friday that she expects the judge will respond in a timely fashion to Zimmerman's motion.

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A woman, who is a relative of George Zimmerman, claims he sexually molested her throughout her childhood, according to an interview released by prosecutors Monday.

The woman, who was identified as "Witness #9" by prosecutors, claimed in the March 20 interview that the abuse began when she was 6 years old and Zimmerman was around 8. NBC News attempted to talk to the witness, but she turned down attempts at getting comment about the interview. We have been unable to independently verify her statements, no police report was made in connection with these allegations and no charges were filed.

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"We would watch movies in front of the TV and we would all lay in front of the TV and we would have pillows and blankets," the woman claims. "And he would reach under the blankets and try to do things and I would try to push him off but he was bigger and stronger and older. It was in front of everybody and I don't know how I didn't say anything but I just didn't know any better."

In a second interview, the woman told authorities that Zimmerman and his family don't like African-Americans.

"Growing up, they've always made, him and his family have always made statements that they don't like black people if they don't act like white people. They like black people if they act white," she said. "And other than that, they talk a lot of bad things about black people."

When asked if she could recall any specific instances of Zimmerman making a racist statement, Witness #9 said she couldn't. 

“Now that this statement is part of the public record, the defense will vigorously defend Mr. Zimmerman against the allegations. In the next several weeks, there will be reciprocal discovery filed regarding Witness #9's statement,” said a statement posted on the Zimmerman defense’s legal case website as part of a longer statement regarding the witness.

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The interviews were part of a new group of evidence released by prosecutors in the case, which includes 120 phones calls Zimmerman made from the Seminole County Detention Center following his arrest in the Martin shooting.

Zimmerman, 28, is charged with second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting of Martin, 17, in a gated community in Sanford. He has pleaded not guilty, claiming the shooting was in self-defense.

Witness #9 said the alleged sexual abuse began when she was staying at the Zimmerman house.

She said the alleged abuse happened at least a few times, when she would visit. The woman said he would kiss and grope her, and one time allegedly exposed himself to her.

"Every time that we would go up there, I could just look at him and he would give me a certain look and I would know if it was gonna happen when we got together for family gatherings cause he just got this look in his eye like he was going to," she said.

She claims the final attack came when she was 16 and stopped by his house in Lake Mary  and he wanted to give her a massage. She claimed she ran out of the house and drove away.

The woman told authorities she was afraid of him and was worried no one would believe her.

"Georgie always made himself look so good, he just sucked up to my dad and he was like the son he never had, and he always was just, you know, very charming and personable with everybody in the family and just always would laugh and entertain everybody," she said. "But he was different behind closed doors with me."

She said her parents found out and confronted Zimmerman at a Lake Mary restaurant when she was around 20 years old. The woman said Zimmerman said he was sorry and walked out.

"He sat down on the end of the booth and said ‘I'm sorry’ and just got up and walked out," she said.

No police reports were ever made and no charges were ever filed against Zimmerman, however.

When asked why she was coming forward now, the woman said she wasn't afraid of him anymore.

"This is the first time in my life that I'm not afraid of him. I know that nothing can get to me, he can't get to me," she said.

The jail calls released Monday were made by Zimmerman following his arrest in April.

Zimmerman’s attorney, Mark O'Mara, had argued against the release of the calls and witness interviews, claiming they are irrelevant to the charges against him and could jeopardize his friends and family if they are released.

But Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester disagreed, and ordered them released on Friday. O'Mara filed a motion Monday morning to try to block their release again but prosecutors released them anyway.

“As the State Attorney previously stated, she certainly would be a rebuttal witness very similar to that in the Sandusky trial showing that he has a history of violence and manipulation. Zimmerman's mentality is very relevant to this trial,” Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump told NBC News in an email statement.

Zimmerman remains free on $1 million bond. 

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Items from a Trayvon Martin curbside memorial were moved to the Sanford Museum Monday to preserve and protect them, the city said.

The memorial site items that had been outside the entrance of The Retreat at Twin Lakes were taken to the museum by about 2:30 p.m., City Manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. announced.

He decided the items needed to be preserved because of the weather, city spokeswoman Lisa Mosca said.

The museum took in two wood crosses, one 58 inches tall that is painted white with the American flag on top and a photo of Martin on one side, and the other 36 inches tall, painted white, with the words "Justice for All" in black on one side, according to Mosca.

Also among the items the museum received were three standard size footballs and one small football, a ceramic cross and ceramic angel, a string of silver plastic beads with a heart, one wood and metal heart, two small American flags and various artificial flowers, she said.

Representatives of Martin’s family were notified about the move, and all of the items that were retrieved have been inventoried and are in boxes for now, according to Mosca.

“They’re at the museum, and they’ve been taken care of very carefully and gently, and they’re being preserved," she said.

Martin, 17, was fatally shot after a confrontation with George Zimmerman, 28, in the gated community in late February. Zimmerman was eventually arrested and has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder for the killing of the Miami Gardens teen. He claims self-defense.

Zimmerman is staying in a safehouse in Seminole County after he bonded out of the jail for the second time on Friday, according to his attorneys.

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George Zimmerman is staying in a safehouse in Seminole County after bonding out of jail for the second time, his attorneys said Sunday.

Zimmerman was released from jail Friday afternoon after a judge set his bond at $1 million. Zimmerman’s original bond of $15,000 was revoked and he was ordered to return to jail last month after prosecutors claimed he and his wife misled the court about how much money they had.

“In addition to the $15,000 Mr. Zimmerman paid for his previous bond, $85,000 was paid from the George Zimmerman Legal Defense Fund to reach the 10% of the $1,000,000 required,” his attorneys said in a posting on gzlegalcase.com.

In the release on the website, his attorneys thanked the public for their generous outpour of online donations and said more than $36,000 had been raised since the bond was set.

With Zimmerman freed, his attorneys said said he would be able to actively participate in his defense.

Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, is charged with second-degree murder for the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman claims he shot the unarmed teen in self-defense.

“The defense maintain that Mr. Zimmerman has a strong self-defense claims, and this is what we will be focusing on in the months ahead,” the website states.

As part of his release conditions, Zimmerman must remain in Seminole County, will be monitored with an electronic monitoring device and will have to adhere to a curfew. He also cannot open a bank account or consume alcohol.

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The attorneys for George Zimmerman say they're confident he'll be released on $1 million bond soon as donations continue to come into his defense fund.

Zimmerman has raised approximately $20,000 since Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester set the bond through a written order Thursday, his attorneys said in a posting Friday on gzlegalcase.com.

In the two months prior to the order setting bail, the fund had raised about $55,000, the posting said. Although they expect him to be released soon, the attorneys said they won't say when for security reasons.

"We are confident that Mr. Zimmerman will be released soon, although the exact time will not be revealed out of respect for the security concerns surrounding his release," the posting said.

They added that Zimmerman will be staying in a safe house since the terms of his release require that he stay within Seminole County. A more permanent secure location will be established later.

In his order setting bail, Lester said Zimmerman "flaunted the system" during an April hearing where his bond was set at $150,000.

Lester revoked Zimmerman's bond last month after prosecutors said he and his wife misled them about his finances during the April hearing. Zimmerman and his wife, Shellie, had raised around $135,000 at the time of the hearing but didn't disclose it, prosecutors said.
 
In his ruling, Lester said Zimmerman has "tried to manipulate the system when he has been presented the opportunity to do so."

"Contrary to the image presented by the Defendant not by evidence but only by argument of counsel, it appears to this Court that the Defendant is manipulating the system to his own benefit," Lester wrote. "The evidence is clear that the Defendant and his wife acted in concert, but primarily at the Defendant's direction, to conceal their cash holdings."

Shellie Zimmerman was arrested on a perjury charge and later bonded out of jail.

Zimmerman, 28, was arrested and charged in April in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, of Miami Gardens, on Feb. 26 in a gated community in Sanford. Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty and claims the shooting was self-defense.

If Zimmerman posts bond, he'll once again be subject to electronic monitoring, will have to follow a curfew and not consume alcohol, will have to check in with authorities every 48 hours and will not be able to leave Seminole County without prior authorization from the court.

Zimmerman's legal defense fund has about $211,000, but paying bond, defense expenses so far and scheduled expenses would effectively wipe out the current balance of the fund, his legal team said.

Martin's parents are scheduled to discuss the bond decision at a news conference Friday afternoon.

George Zimmerman will be allowed to post bond for a second time as he awaits trial on a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin, a judge ruled Thursday.

In a written ruling, Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester set Zimmerman's bond at $1 million, saying he "has flaunted the system."

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Lester revoked Zimmerman's $150,000 bond last month after prosecutors said he and his wife misled them about his finances during an April bond hearing.

Zimmerman and his wife, Shellie, had raised around $135,000 at the time of the April hearing, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said the couple talked in code while discussing the money in conversations recorded while Zimmerman was in jail.

"They used code, they used other words other than '9,000 dollars' to make sure that whoever was listening wasn't aware of what was going on," prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda said during a bond hearing last week. "Why was that done? It was done to hide the money, so that they could deceive the court, lie to the court."

Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O'Mara, said there was no negative intent on the part of his client and argued for Zimmerman to be released on the previous $150,000 amount.

Zimmerman's attorneys said in a posting later Thursday on their website gzlegalcase.com that they are encouraged that he will be able to post bond.

To get out of jail, Zimmerman will have to pay 10 percent of his bond amount, or $100,000, and have collateral worth $1 million, his legal team noted.

"George Zimmerman and his family do not have anywhere near $1,000,000 for collateral so even if we pay the $100,000 fee, the bail bond company will have to agree to work with us on how the collateral would be posted. We are encouraged we can work this out," the website posting said. "We paid $15,000 initially for the first bail fee so an additional fee of $85,000 would have to be paid to post this new bond assuming we can work out the collateral issue."

In his ruling, Lester said Zimmerman has "tried to manipulate the system when he has been presented the opportunity to do so."

"Contrary to the image presented by the Defendant not by evidence but only by argument of counsel, it appears to this Court that the Defendant is manipulating the system to his own benefit," Lester wrote. The evidence is clear that the Defendant and his wife acted in concert, but primarily at the Defendant's direction, to conceal their cash holdings."

Shellie Zimmerman was arrested on a perjury charge and later bonded out of jail.

Zimmerman, 28, was arrested and charged in April in the shooting of Martin, 17, on Feb. 26 in a gated community in Sanford. Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty and claims the shooting was self-defense.

If Zimmerman posts bond, he'll once again be subject to electronic monitoring, will have to follow a curfew and not consume alcohol, will have to check in with authorities every 48 hours and will not be able to leave Seminole County without prior authorization from the court.

Zimmerman's legal defense fund has about $211,000, but paying bond, defense expenses so far and scheduled expenses would effectively wipe out the current balance of the fund, his legal team said.

"While it may seem that there is a lot of money in in the fund, this will be a very expensive case to defend and it is clear that the fight will be long and hard," the gzlegalcase.com posting said. It said that donations to Zimmerman's fund significantly decreased while he was in jail before his second bond hearing.

His team reiterated that Zimmerman is not a threat to his community, not a flight risk, and not guilty of second-degree murder, and implored supporters to make more donations.

Several pieces of evidence submitted by the attorney for George Zimmerman during last week's bond hearing were released Tuesday, including photos of Trayvon Martin the night he was shot by Zimmerman.

The photos, taken from a surveillance camera inside a Sanford 7-Eleven shortly before the Feb. 26 shooting, were just some of the many exhibits submitted by attorney Mark O'Mara during Friday's hearing.

Also released were interviews and reports from witnesses, Zimmerman's statements and interviews with authorities, Zimmerman's medical report and the medical examiner's report of Martin. The 911 calls from witnesses were also released by O'Mara.

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In a posting on O'Mara's website, gzlegalcase.com, he says the evidence was submitted to demonstrate the weaknesses of the state's case against Zimmerman and to support his claim of self-defense.

Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of the 17-year-old Martin, from Miami Gardens. He has pleaded not guilty and remains behind bars after Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. ordered his bond revoked after prosecutors said he and his wife misled them about his finances.

During Friday's hearing, O'Mara requested his bond be reinstated to the original $150,000 amount. Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda requested he remain in jail without bond.

Lester said in court Tuesday that he expects to issue his ruling on Zimmerman's bond motion on Thursday, the Orlando Sentinel reported. A Seminole County court spokesperson confirmed to NBC News that a written ruling is expected on Thursday.

There was no immediate ruling made during a dramatic, trial-like hearing Friday to decide whether to grant George Zimmerman bond for a second time in the Trayvon Martin shooting case.

Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester said he needs time to review evidence in the case before he makes a decision. He will issue his ruling in a written order, and it could come as early as next week, said Michelle Kennedy spokeswoman for the 18th Judicial Circuit.

The almost three-hour long hearing turned into a mini-trial, with Zimmerman's father, a probation officer, an EMT who treated him, and an accounting expert, all testifying.

Lester had revoked Zimmerman's $150,000 bond earlier this month after prosecutors said Zimmerman and his wife had misled them about his finances and passport at a bond hearing in April.

Prosecutors said Zimmerman and his wife, Shellie, indicated they had limited funds and didn't mention that a website created for his legal defense had raised some $135,000.

A statement was posted on Zimmerman's legal case website after the hearing.

"In today’s hearing, as part of the defense team’s presentation on the Motion to Set Reasonable Bond, evidence was introduced to the court to show the weaknesses in the State’s murder case against Mr. Zimmerman and to support Mr. Zimmerman’s consistently maintained position that he acted in self defense. Further, we submitted evidence through the testimony of a forensic expert verifying that all the money in question has been properly accounted for. The Court will review the evidence submitted, and we anticipate a decision on bond will be made early next week. The defense requested that the court reinstate the original $150,000 bond," the statement said.

Wearing a suit and tie, Zimmerman appeared before Lester in the packed Sanford courtroom at 9:30 a.m.

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Martin's parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, both arrived at the hearing shortly before it began along with his brother, Jahvaris Martin.

Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O'Mara, had considered calling his client to the stand to make a statement but declined after Lester ruled Zimmerman couldn't avoid questioning from prosecutors. 

"If he wants to testify, I'll give him the same opportunity, he can't pick and choose what he wants to say, how he wants to put on this case with respect to not being subject to cross examination," Lester said. "Doesn't work that way, if he wants to testify, there's the stand, he can testify if he doesn't want to testify, I'll respect that."

While much of the hearing centered around donations Zimmerman had received through PayPal, O'Mara also presented evidence on injuries Zimmerman received the night of the shooting.

He also played a 911 call from the night of the shooting in which a voice is heard yelling for help in the background.

Zimmerman's father, Robert Zimmerman, testified that the voice was his son's.

"It was absolutely George's," Robert Zimmerman said.

Prosecutors say Martin's family identified the voice as Martin's.

Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda questioned the elder Zimmerman about how his son could have yelled if Martin was covering his nose and mouth, as police say Zimmerman told them. Robert Zimmerman said his son's injuries showed otherwise.

"From the looks of my son's injuries, Trayvon Martin's hands were not just on his nose and mouth," he said.

The first witness called by O'Mara was forensic accounting expert Adam Magill, who had evaluated Zimmerman's assets.

Magill testified that over $205,000 was donated to Zimmerman with a total of $24,386.96 going toward living expenses and debt payments.

Two checks, one for over $122,000 and another for over $24,000 were given to O'Mara from Zimmerman, Magill testified.

De la Rionda questioned Magill about transfers made from Zimmerman's PayPal account to his bank accounts that were just under $10,000.

Prosecutors had said the couple was caught on jailhouse recordings of phone calls talking in code about the money they had. Shellie Zimmerman was arrested on a perjury charge and later bonded out of jail.

Magill testified the transfers were in those amounts to comply with PayPal rules and not to deceive authorities.

"They used code, they used other words other than '9,000 dollars' to make sure that whoever was listening wasn't aware of what was going on," de la Rionda said. "Why was that done? It was done to hide the money, so that they could deceive the court, lie to the court."

"The maneuverings of the PayPal money in and out were just that, maneuverings without any true negative intent," O'Mara said, adding that there was no "grand conspiracy."

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O'Mara, has said the money raised by the website was put into a trust, which Zimmerman has no control over. O'Mara says his client isn't a flight risk, citing the fact he turned himself in when his bond was revoked.

After Magill testified, O'Mara played a video showing Zimmerman discussing his injuries after the shooting. Kevin O'Rourke, a Sanford Fire Department EMT who responded to the scene the night of the shooting, was called to testify to Zimmerman's injuries.

O'Rourke said Zimmerman had lacerations and a significant amount of blood on his head.

"A good 45 percent of his head and face were covered in blood," said O'Rourke, who testified he recommended Zimmerman be looked at by a doctor and that his head would probably need stitches.

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Also called to testify was Seminole County probation officer Adam Vincent, who supervised Zimmerman after his first release on bond in April and said he had no issues with Zimmerman.

"We never had any problems with Mr. Zimmerman while he was under our supervision," Vincent said. "For all intents and purposes he was a model client."

O'Mara said he brought in all the evidence and testimony at Thursday's hearing because it had a bearing on whether Zimmerman would get bond.

"Because the strength of the evidence is an issue that the judge mentioned in his order revoking bond, I think the judge was focused on that he believed the evidence was strong, because all he saw was the probable cause affidavit, and a few other statements from the state and I felt the need to respond to the judge's concern over the strength of the evidence by bringing in all the other evidence, which you can make your own determination as to whether or not that helps the state's case or help's the defense case," O'Mara said.

Zimmerman, 28, was arrested and charged in April in the shooting of Martin, 17, on Feb. 26 in a gated community in Sanford. Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty and claims the shooting was self-defense.

O'Mara asked Lester to set Zimmerman's bond at the previous $150,000, while de la Rionda asked for Zimmerman to be held without bail.

"All we have is George Zimmerman's version saying that Trayvon Martin attacked him and that's why credibility is so important in this matter and George Zimmerman has very serious credibility issues and we pray that the court looks at all those issues," Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump said after the hearing.

Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is set to appear in bond court for the second time Friday, after a judge ordered him back in jail when prosecutors said misled the court about his finances.

A recently published report, however, shows Zimmerman failed to show up at his deposition for a civil case in 2007 and was subsequently fined $10,000.

The Miami Herald reported Zimmerman sued Aames Funding Corp in 2006 as part of a class-action suit, citing he was never paid overtime for working 70-hour work weeks as a loan officer there.

Though he eventually won the civil lawsuit in arbitration, the Herald said Zimmerman never appeared at his deposition where he was expected to give a sworn statement. It is not known why Zimmerman missed the deposition.

His attorney in the Trayvon Martin case, Mark O’Mara, has argued in court that Zimmerman should be released on bond come Friday as he poses no threat to the community, isn’t a flight risk and stayed in touch with law enforcement officials after he was initially released.

In response to the Herald’s report, O’Mara emailed the newspaper and said, “To the extents that courts concern themselves with a client’s appearance, missing a noticed or scheduled court proceeding is considered significant.” He continued and wrote, “Missing a deposition, while we don’t know why Mr. Zimmerman missed a deposition in a civil case, missing a deposition is not missing a scheduled court proceeding.”

Prosecutors did not comment on how or if the issue would pertain to the upcoming bond hearing.

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Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a gated community in Sanford in February. Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty, and says the shooting of the Miami Gardens teen was self-defense.

Benjamin Crump, the attorney for the Martin family, told the newspaper the matter should be taken into consideration by the judge on Friday.

“I think a $10,000 sanction is huge; they don’t sanction you for nothing,” Crump said. “I think it should be taken into consideration by the judge, because this has to do with whether he is going to appear in court when he is supposed to.”

Zimmerman was paid the $18,000 ordered by arbitrator in 2011 - years after he won the civil case. However, no fees were deducted to pay off the $10,000 sanction, the Herald reported.