Gay couple faces 100 years in prison for sexually abusing adopted sons

Two Georgia men, William and Zachary Zulock, aged 34 and 36 respectively, received life sentences for sexually abusing their adopted sons. A Walton County court sentenced each man to 100 years without parole last week. The victims are two brothers, now aged 12 and 10.

The Zulocks adopted the boys from a Christian special-needs agency and lived in an Atlanta suburb. Zachary worked in banking, and William was a government employee. The abuse involved forcing the children into sexual acts and creating pornographic videos.

Evidence revealed the Zulocks shared details of the abuse with others. One instance involved Zachary sending a Snapchat message saying, “I’m going to f–k my son tonight. Stand by,” along with images of the abuse.


The couple’s crimes came to light after a member of a local pedophile ring was caught downloading child pornography. This individual then revealed the Zulocks' involvement in producing child pornography with their adopted sons. Both men pleaded guilty to aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, and sexual exploitation of children.

As told to the New York Post, District Attorney Randy McGinley stated, “These two Defendants truly created a house of horrors and put their extremely dark desires above everything and everyone else.”

He also commended the victims’ strength, adding, “However, the depth of the Defendants’ depravity, which is as deep as it gets, is not greater than the resolve of those that fought for justice and the strength of the victims in this case. The resolve I have seen from these two young victims over the last two years is truly inspiring.”