Georgia husbands who abused two adopted sons are sentenced

Georgia husbands who abused two adopted sons are sentenced

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A Georgia couple who pleaded guilty in August to sexually abusing their two adopted sons will now spend 100 years in prison without the possibility of parole, according to the Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office.

William Zulock pleaded guilty to six counts of aggravated sodomy, three counts of aggravated child abuse, 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 aggravated child molestation, two counts of incest, two counts of sodomy, three counts of child sexual exploitation and two counts of solicitation of a person under 18 years of age.

“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 truly created a house of horrors and placed their extremely dark desires above everything and everyone. However, the depth of the defendant’s depravity, as deep as it gets, is no greater than the determination 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 the Zulocks’ arrest, “over the last two years is truly inspiring.”

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Mugshots of William and Zachary Zulock

William and Zachary Zulock were sentenced to 100 years in prison without the possibility of parole for abusing their two adopted sons. (Alcovy District Attorney’s Office/Walton County Sheriff’s Office)

The Zulocks were initially investigated after Georgia authorities received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about suspected homemade child sexual abuse material (CSAM) linked to a Google account had been uploaded using an IP address in Walton County. Upon further investigation, officials with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office learned that the Zulocks were living with the victims who showed up at CSAM.

Authorities interviewed the Zulocks on July 22, 2022, and both admitted to sexually abusing their adopted sons over a period of time, according to the DA’s office.

Zachary Zulock and William Zulock

Zachary Zulock and William Zulock at a wedding. (Zachary Zulock/Instagram)

Investigators later collected electronic evidence, including surveillance cameras from inside the home, that showed multiple instances in which the defendants “committed sexual abuse in various parts of the home,” the DA’s office said in a news release Monday. Additional electronic evidence included cell phones containing graphic images, videos, text messages and social media messages.

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Wedding of Zachary Zulock and William Zulock

Zachary Zulock and William Zulock stand at a wedding. (Zachary Zulock/Instagram)

“I am grateful for the hard work of so many to achieve an appropriate outcome in this case,” McGinley said. “The hard work of law enforcement has brought an end to the abuse of victims and this resolution will help victims continue their healing process. William and Zachary Zulock will now spend 100 years in prison without parole. This all but guarantees that as victims get older, they no longer have to worry about their abusers being free.

McGinley went on to emphasize the importance of adopting children in need, but added that “anyone who does this and then abuses these children deserves extremely harsh consequences and decades in prison.”

Image by Zachary Zulock and William Zulock

Zachary Zulock and William Zulock pictured at a wedding. (Zachary Zulock/Instagram)

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“The sentence imposed 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-Sanchez, were prosecuted and sentenced to prison after agreeing to testify against the Zulocks. Lawless admitted receiving CSAM from Zachary Zulock and pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation. Vizcarro-Sanchez pleaded guilty to apprehending a person under 18 and computer theft.

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