Michael Zacharias’s victims said the priest waited until they began abusing drugs before he sexually trafficked them

A Roman Catholic priest received a life sentence on Friday for his convictions on five counts related to sex-trafficking charges in the molestation of three boys whom prosecutors say he met at an Ohio preschool and coerced to continue sexual activity as adults.

Michael Zacharias, 56, received concurrent, maximum life sentences for counts of sex trafficking a minor and sex trafficking of a minor by force, fraud or coercion. He received concurrent 20-year sentences for two counts of sex trafficking of an adult by force, fraud or coercion, and one of similarly trafficking a minor.

  • DominusOfMegadeus
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    662 years ago

    Is anyone else starting to see a trend with this “Catholic Church?” Should we maybe look into this organization?

    • @[email protected]
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      172 years ago

      First time I’m hearing about the church doing something bad. I say just leave them be; the rest of them are 100% not child molesters.

    • @[email protected]
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      12 years ago

      Starting? It’s always been this way, you’re just hearing more about it thanks to the internet

      • Cethin
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        52 years ago

        I’m 99.999% sure that was sarcasm…