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A Georgia couple who pleaded guilty in August to sexually assaulting their adopted sons will spend 100 years in prison without the possibility of parole, according to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”. Prosecutor's Office of the Alkovi Judicial District.
William Zulock pleaded guilty Six counts of aggravated sodomyThree counts of child molestation, two counts of incest and two counts of sexual exploitation of children. His husband, Zachary Zulock, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated sodomy, three counts of child molestation, two counts of incest, two counts of sodomy, three counts of sexual exploitation of children, and two counts of pandering to a person under 18.
“Those involved in the investigation and prosecution of this case will never forget what they saw and heard in this case,” District Attorney Randy McGinley said in a statement Monday. “These two defendants have truly created a house of terror and put their very dark desires above everything and everyone else. However, the depth of the defendants’ corruption, which is very deep, is no greater than the resolve of those (who) fought for justice and the strength of the victims in this case.” “
McGinley said the “determination” of the two young victims, who were in third and fourth grade at the time of Zoulox's arrest, “over the past two years is truly inspiring.”
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William and Zachary Zulock were sentenced to 100 years in prison without the possibility of parole for abusing their adopted sons. (Alcovy Judicial District Attorney's Office/Walton County Sheriff's Office)
The Zulocks were initially investigated after that Georgia authorities received an electronic tip From the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children who reported homemade child sexual abuse material (CSAM) uploaded to a Google account using an IP address in Walton County. After further investigation, Walton County Sheriff's Office deputies learned that the Zoulks were living with the victims featured in CSAM.
Authorities interviewed the Zoulkes on July 22, 2022, and both admitted to sexually abusing their adopted children over a period of time, according to the prosecutor's office.
Zachary Zulock and William Zulock at a wedding. (Zachary Zuluk/Instagram)
Investigators later collected electronic evidence including surveillance cameras from inside the home that show multiple instances of the defendants “committing sexual assaults in different parts of the home,” the prosecutor’s office said in a press release on Monday. Other electronic evidence included cell phones containing graphic images, videos, text messages and social media messages.
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Zachary Zulock and William Zulock pose at a wedding. (Zachary Zuluk/Instagram)
“I am grateful for the hard work of so many to get an appropriate outcome in this case,” McGinley said. “The hard work of law enforcement brought an end to the abuse suffered by the victims, and this decision will help the victims continue the healing process. William and Zachary Zulock will now spend 100 years in prison without parole. This all ensures that the victims do not have to worry “When they grow up about their abusers being free.”
McGinley also stressed the importance of adopting children in need but added that “anyone who does this and then abuses these children deserves very harsh consequences and decades of prison time.”
Zachary Zulock and William Zulock pictured at a wedding. (Zachary Zuluk/Instagram)
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“The sentence not only appropriately punishes these defendants for their repeated selfish actions, but also sends a message to the public that such actions will never be taken lightly,” McGinley said in his statement.
Two other men, Hunter Clay Lawless and Luis Armando Vizcarro Sánchez, were tried and sentenced to prison after agreeing to testify against the Zuluxes. Lawless admitted receiving CSAM from Zachary Zulock and pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children. Vizcarro Sanchez pleaded guilty to two counts of pandering to a person under 18 and computer theft.
