Zulock couple sentenced to 100 years for molesting adopted sons in Georgia

William Zulock (left) and Zachary Zulock adopted their sons from a Christian agency that has gone out of business. Photo / Walton County Sheriff's office

• Zachary and William Zulock were sentenced to 100 years for molesting their adopted sons.
• They pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including aggravated sodomy and child molestation.
• The Zulocks abused the boys, now aged 10 and 12, since they were 3 and 5.

WARNING: Contains content about child abuse that may be upsetting

A wealthy gay couple who repeatedly molested their adopted sons have been sentenced to 100 years in prison.

Zachary and William Zulock will spend the rest of their lives behind bars after pleading guilty to multiple charges including aggravated sodomy and child molestation. They are believed to have abused the boys since they were 3 and 5 years old.

Police recovered surveillance footage from their family home, in an affluent suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, of the pair sexually abusing their adopted sons.

Randy McGinley, the local district attorney, said the two men had created a “house of horrors” where they “put their extremely dark desires above everything and everyone else”, the MailOnline reported.

The Zulocks had cultivated an image of a perfect family life, with both Zachary, a 36-year-old bank worker, and William, a 34-year-old government employee, posting photos on social media which showed them with their sons in matching rainbow T-shirts.

According to screenshots posted online, the men had posed for the anti-homophobia campaign #NoH8.

The Daily Wire also reported that Out magazine, a prominent LGBT publication, had asked to feature their photos on its website.

The Zulocks adopted their sons, now 10 and 12, from a Christian special-needs agency which has since gone out of business.

The pair spoke about and sent images of their abuse to two other paedophiles, one of whom told the police they had offered the boys to him “multiple times”.

Zachary is said to have been reported to police for allegedly raping another boy in 2011, although charges were never brought.

“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,” McGinley said.

“The resolve I have seen from these two young victims over the last two years is truly inspiring.”

In August 2024, William pleaded guilty to aggravated sodomy, child molestation, incest and two counts of sexual exploitation of children.

Zachary pleaded guilty in October to aggravated sodomy, child molestation and sexual exploitation of children, and was subsequently found guilty on two counts of incest.

Both will almost certainly die in prison, having been sentenced to 100 years behind bars without the possibility of parole.