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A Georgia couple will spend the remainder of their lives in jail after sexually abusing two younger boys they adopted.

William and Zachary Zulock of Walton County have been sentenced to 100 years in jail with out parole on Thursday after they each pled responsible to a number of costs associated to sexually assaulting their adopted youngsters.

“These concerned with the investigation and prosecution of this case will always remember what they needed to see and listen to on this case,” District Legal professional Randy McGinley mentioned in a assertion. “These two Defendants actually created a home of horrors and put their extraordinarily darkish wishes above every little thing and everybody else.”

“Nonetheless, the depth of the Defendants’ depravity, which is as deep because it will get, just isn’t larger than the resolve of those who fought for justice and the energy of the victims on this case,” he added. “The resolve I’ve seen from these two younger victims over the past two years is actually inspiring.”

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The investigation started in July 2022, when police acquired a tip from the Nationwide Heart for Lacking and Exploited Kids about suspected “home made youngster sexual abuse materials,” McGinley mentioned in his assertion. This led investigators to Hunter Lawless, a person who admitted to viewing this materials and claimed he acquired it from Zachary, based on McGinley.

Lawless was sentenced to twenty years, with the primary 12 to be served in jail, after pleading responsible to costs associated to the fabric. He additionally cooperated with police as they investigated the Zulocks.

Officers then searched the Zulocks’ residence, and the couple admitted to sexually abusing their two boys, based on McGinley. Of their search, police seized indoor surveillance cameras and their cell telephones. This led them to find footage of the Zulocks abusing the youngsters.

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The couple despatched textual content messages and made posts in regards to the abuse. Luis Vizcarro-Sanchez was one of many individuals receiving messages from Zachary in regards to the abuse, McGinley mentioned. He later pleaded responsible to Pandering for a Particular person Below 18

“This decision will assist the victims proceed their means of therapeutic,” McGinley mentioned. “William and Zachary Zulock will now spend 100 years in jail with out parole. This all however ensures that the victims won’t have to fret as they get older about their abusers being free.”

William pleaded responsible to 6 counts of aggravated sodomy; three counts of aggravated youngster molestation; two counts of incest; and two counts of sexual exploitation of youngsters.

Zachary pleaded responsible to 2 counts of aggravated sodomy; three counters of aggravated youngster molestation; two counts of sodomy; three counts of sexual exploitation of youngsters; and two counts of pandering for an individual underneath 18.

He pleaded not responsible to 2 counts of incest, however a choose discovered him responsible on these costs after a quick bench trial earlier this yr.