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Nov 17, 2023 · A federal jury in Toledo, Ohio, previously found defendant Michael Zacharias, 56, guilty of five counts of sex trafficking following a two-week trial in May. Evidence presented at trial showed that Zacharias met the victims through his affiliation with a Catholic school.
Nov 18, 2023 · Rev. Michael Jude Zacharias, 56, was convicted on five counts of sex trafficking earlier this year. He was sentenced to life in prison on Friday. Over time, like so many young Americans, the boys developed opioid addictions.
Nov 17, 2023 · TOLEDO — A Roman Catholic priest who had ties to Mansfield and Fremont and was convicted of federal sex-trafficking charges was sentenced Friday to life in prison. The Rev. Michael Jude...
- Mark Caudill
- News Reporter
Nov 18, 2023 · The priest, Michael Zacharias, 56, was found guilty in May of five counts of sex trafficking by a federal jury in Toledo, Ohio, in a case that prosecutors said revealed how a trusted spiritual...
Nov 19, 2023 · Testimony and evidence at trial showed Zacharias developed relationships with the victims' families when they were young to gain their trust, prosecutors said. As the victims got older, he exploited their fears, their housing instability and their criminal records to force them into commercial sex.
- Eduardo Cuevas
- Breaking News Reporter, Health
Nov 17, 2023 · TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest received a life sentence Friday for his convictions on five counts related to sex-trafficking charges in the molestation of three boys who prosecutors say he met at an Ohio preschool and coerced to continue sexual activity as adults. Rev. Michael Zacharias, 56, received concurrent life sentences for ...
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Nov 19, 2023 · In May, a federal jury in Toledo found the Rev. Michael Zacharias, a Roman Catholic clergy member, guilty of five counts of sex trafficking in allegations that spanned 15 years, from July 2005 to...
