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

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
    69·
    11 months ago

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

    • PinkPanther
      172·
      11 months 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.

        • PinkPanther
          21·
          11 months ago

          With the “100%” wording in there, I figured it wasn’t necessary. If Murphy’s law becomes true here, so be it.

            • PinkPanther
              1·
              11 months ago

              If you want the correct information, just provide the wrong statement, and someone will correct you. Lol.

              But yeah, your right. I fudged up.

    • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      11 months ago

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