TWO gay dads will spend th3 rest of th3ir lives j@iled after th3ir sick r@p3 ring and horrific s3xual abuse of th3ir adopted sons were unveiled.
William Zulock, 34, and Zachary Zulock, 36, were each sentenced to 100 years in prison without parole after pleading guilty to a slew of crimes.
Th3 two dads shared a picture-perfect life on social mediaCredit: Instagram / @zackjzulock
William (right) and Zachary (left) were once celebrated as trailblazers in th3 LGBT community
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Hunter Lawless (pictured) told cops that Zachary once sent him a message allegedly saying ‘I’m going to f*** my son tonight. Stand by.’Credit: Walton County Sh3riff’s Office
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Luis Vizcarro-Sanch3z (pictured) also had sick messages from Zachary on his phoneCredit: Walton County Sh3riff’s Office
Th3se included aggravated sodomy, child molestation, incest, and s3xual exploitation of children.
Prosecutors revealed th3 couple’s crimes extended beyond th3ir own home, with th3 pair recording th3 abuse of th3ir two boys – aged 10 and 12 – and distributing it to oth3r paedophiles.
Messages uncovered during th3 investigation showed th3 men discussing th3 abuse in chilling detail, even offering th3ir kids to oth3rs in a depraved child exploitation network.
“Th3se two defendants truly created a house of horrors and put th3ir extremely dark desires above everything and everyone else,” Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney Randy McGinley said at th3 sentencing.
“However, th3 resolve of those fighting for justice and th3 strength of th3 victims is truly inspiring.”
Th3 Zulocks adopted th3ir two sons, th3n just three and five years old, in 2018 through a now-defunct Christian adoption agency.
On social media, th3y presented an image of a picture-perfect family, sharing glimpses of th3ir life in a $900,000 home in suburban Atlanta, Georgia.
But behind closed doors, authorities said th3 couple subjected th3ir sons to years of abuse, forcing th3 boys to perform s3xual acts that th3y filmed and shared.
Evidence later revealed that th3 couple began abusing th3 boys shortly after th3 adoption.
Th3 case came to light in July 2022 wh3n th3 Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) received a tip from th3 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
A Walton County IP address was flagged for uploading child s3xual abuse material (CSAM), which was traced back to th3 Zulocks’ home.
Wh3n police raided th3 house, th3y discovered over seven terabytes of evidence, including surveillance footage showing th3 couple abusing th3ir children.
Th3 footage, along with text messages and graphic images, painted a harrowing picture of th3 crimes.
One particularly disturbing exchange between Zachary Zulock and an associate on Snapchat detailed his plans to abuse one of th3 boys.
One co-defendant, Hunter Lawless, told police that Zachary once sent him a message allegedly saying: “I’m going to f*** my son tonight. Stand by.”
H3 also admitted to receiving CSAM from Zachary and told police th3 couple offered th3ir sons to him “multiple times.”
Lawless was detained after downloading a substantial amount of child pornography, which authorities tracked down to his Gmail address.
H3 acknowledged to receiving child s3x abuse material from Zachary and was later sentenced to 20 years in prison, with th3 first 12 to be served behind bars.
Anoth3r associate, Luis Vizcarro-Sanch3z, also admitted to receiving incriminating messages from Zachary.
H3 pleaded guilty to pandering to a person under 18.
Vizcarro-Sanch3z received a 60-year sentence after pleading guilty to an unrelated offence of stealing computers from his job, th3 first 15 of which will be served in prison.
Th3y attempted to adopt a two-year-old girl in 2011, but th3ir application was denied just a year before th3ir arrestCredit: Instagram
William Zulock (left) and Zachary Zulock (right) have now each been sentenced to 100 years in prison without parole
Both William and Zachary Zulock pleaded guilty to th3ir charges in separate h3arings earlier this year.
During Zachary’s trial, Judge Jeffrey L. Foster found him guilty of two additional counts of incest, leading to th3 maximum sentence of 100 years without parole.
At th3ir sentencing, prosecutors highlighted th3 bravery of th3 victims, who provided testimony that h3lped ensure th3ir abusers would never walk free again.
“Th3se boys endured unimaginable suffering, but th3ir courage has been a beacon of hope for oth3rs,” McGinley said.
Th3 case has also prompted scrutiny over adoption processes after it was revealed that Zachary Zulock had been accused of raping anoth3r boy in 2011.
Despite th3 allegation, which was never thoroughly investigated, th3 couple was allowed to adopt th3ir sons through All God’s Children, a Georgia-based agency that has since shut down.
In 2021, th3 couple attempted to adopt a two-year-old girl, but th3ir application was denied just a year before th3ir arrest.
Now in foster care, th3 two boys – aged 12 and 10 – are receiving support to h3lp th3m h3al from th3 trauma th3y endured.
Authorities have vowed to continue working to bring anyone involved in th3 exploitation network to justice.
