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Investigative reporter @Townhallcom mia.cathell@townhall.com | former American News editor @TPostMillennial | Boston University '21 | Pronounced kuh-THELL

Jan 17, 2023, 17 tweets

🕵️‍♂️ I investigated a suburban LGBTQ pedophile ring.

My investigation reveals disturbing details about the gay activist couple accused of sodomizing their young, adopted sons—now ages 9 and 11—and distributing "homemade" child porn of the sexual abuse:

townhall.com/tipsheet/miaca…

Not only did the gay married men allegedly rape the two boys who were adopted through a Christian special-needs adoption agency, they were pimping out their children to nearby pedophiles in Atlanta-area suburbs, my @townhallcom investigation discovered.

Thread continues 👇

📞 Recorded jailhouse calls with the accused child rapists and testimony from a family member uncover the extent of the trauma that the two brothers endured as well as the red flags that the state overlooked during the same-sex couple's "faster than expected" adoption process.

The adoptive fathers, William Dale Zulock Jr. & Zachary Jacoby Zulock, have been indicted by a grand jury on charges of incest, aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation, sexual exploitation of children, and prostitution of a minor.

They're facing over nine life sentences.

According to the 17-count indictment, the adoptive dads—who are LGBTQ activists—allegedly performed oral sex on both boys, forced the children to perform oral sex on them, and anally raped their sons. The one child, who just turned 11, suffered injuries from being brutally raped.

A criminal affidavit says the "routine" child sexual abuse was filmed by William's husband Zachary, who confessed to being the cameraman.

Police allegedly found a folder on Zachary's cell phone—labeled "US"—that contained videos of William sexually abusing their adopted child.

The indictment charges the gay couple with soliciting two other men to "perform an act of prostitution" with their 11-year-old adopted child: Hunter Lawless, who met the one adoptive father (Zachary) through a mutual contact on Grindr, and Luis Vizcarro-Sanchez.

"I'm going to f*ck my son tonight. Stand by."

Zachary allegedly texted Lawless on Snapchat to "be prepared" to receive child porn of the father raping his child. Lawless told police Zachary invited him "multiple times" to engage in sexual acts with him and his adopted children.

Evidence includes 149 images from the Zulock home and a photo of a "daddy" shirt. Police found clothes in the child's bedroom that matched what the boy was wearing in the child porn.

Years ago, Zachary was gifted a child-sized "So Cool Like Dad" T-shirt at his adoption shower.

Both boys, who are back in foster care, were rescued in a midnight July 27 raid on the Zulock mansion, which ended with Zachary being tackled to the ground (his bruise is visible in the mugshot) and William being hauled out of the house naked by armed officers.

"I just need somebody who doesn't hate us!"

The accused child rapists cried on recorded jailhouse calls shared with Townhall. William described the armed raid when he was arrested in bed NAKED: "They were doing like a drug bust or something...overkill."

"Our business is our business. What happens in our home, stays in our home," the gay activist couple allegedly told their sexually abused sons.

LGBTQ-pride decor littered the Zulock mansion. Placed at the entrance: a rainbow Mickey Mouse and a "Gayest Place in Town" welcome mat.

The married men's property, including the couple's house and cars, have been seized by the state.

Construction of the custom-built mansion from the ground up took only a few months. The couple's lavish lifestyle seemingly materialized after they got the boys.

Zachary admitted to sending the child porn to "less than a dozen people." There are other potential co-defendants under investigation that are still "out there" circulating videos of the abused boys.

Preview of Part 2 dropping Wednesday:
- co-conspirators
- RICO Act charges?

Part 2: Just How Big Was the Operation Led by the LGBTQ Couple Who Sexually Abused Their Adopted Sons? Pedophile ring thread continues over here 👇

Part 3: How Did a PREVIOUSLY Accused Child Rapist Go On to Adopt Two Children? Apparently, With Ease.

Part 4: What's Jail Like for Two Accused Child Rapists?

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