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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 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 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 ...
Mar 19, 2024 · Pope Francis has laicized an Ohio priest, Michael Zacharias, who was convicted on five counts of sex trafficking by a federal jury in Ohio last May.
- Priest Placed on Administrative Leave in 2020
- Priest's Career Spanned Parts of Four Decades
- Diocese Was Waiting For Verdict Before Taking Any Action
Toledo Bishop Daniel Thomas, who placed Zacharias on administrative leave in August 2020, commented on the case in a statement issued shortly after Friday's verdict: “The acts of which Rev. Michael Zacharias has been found guilty are reprehensible, morally deplorable, and manifestly contrary to the dignity due to each human person and the dignity o...
Zacharias began his career in ministry as a pastoral intern at St. Catherine Parish in Columbus from 1999-2000 before being named an associate pastor at Mansfield's St. Peter Parish from July 1, 2002, to July 2, 2007. He was appointed pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Van Wert from July 2, 2007, to July 1, 2011, then named pastor of Fr...
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo said Friday that with the conclusion of the federal case, "the diocese is now free to address this matter according to Canon (church) law." Zacharias' case will be presented to the Pope, "who will make the final judgment, which will lead to a determination of of his status as a priest," the diocese said. Zachari...
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- News Reporter
Jan 26, 2023 · The couple had met Zacharias at a Christian event years earlier and, according to them, the apologist had nurtured a friendship with Lori Anne. Over many months Zacharias encouraged her to share increasingly intimate and confidential details, including the childhood abuse she had suffered. In turn, Thompson saw Zacharias as a trusted father figure.
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Nov 17, 2023 · Zacharias was sentenced to life in prison on Friday in U.S. District Court in Toledo. The sentencing hearing was held for former pastor Michael Zacharias, who was found guilty in a federal sex-trafficking trial in May.
