Zacharias was a priest at St. Michael’s in Findlay.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A former local priest was sentenced Friday on a series of federal sex crimes.

Rev. Michael J. Zacharias will spend the rest of his life in prison after the ruling from Judge Jack Zouhary on Nov. 17.

A jury found Rev. Michael J. Zacharias guilty of all charges against him in May of this year, including five counts sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. The charges are related to three victims, two of whom Zacharias trafficked while the victims were minors and as adults.

  • magnetosphere
    2•1 year ago

    So… he’s not just getting a slap on the wrist, or being shipped off to the Vatican or something. It’s a real, serious sentence.

    Damn, dude. He’s not even a minority. Who did he piss off?