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CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: Who is Zachary King? Former Pastor, LexCity Church, Lexington, KY | Pastor Arrested, Charged with Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Charges Involving a Minor [#ZacharyKing #ZachKing]

A Lexington pastor was arrested and charged with sexual abuse and exploitation involving a minor.

According to the arrest citation, Zachary King (Zach King) agreed to an interview with the Department of Criminal Investigations in Attorney General Russell Coleman’s Office, during which he indicated that he had “engaged in a sexual relationship with a minor over the course of the last year and a half.”

According to the citation, King told the investigator that he had “sexual intercourse with the minor starting at age 15 in January 2023, continuing until April 2024.”

According to the citation, during the interview, he also admitted to having “sexual intercourse in the minor’s home, at his residence, and at the church where he was a former pastor.”

King resigned from his position at the church after being questioned by other church officials about the allegations, according to the citation.

According to the citation, King told the investigator that he would phone and message the minor via “Snapchat and WhatsApp” to plan the meetups and “receive sexually explicit images of the minor.”

LEX 18 discovered previous video sermons on YouTube that depict King as a pastor at LexCity Church in Lexington.

He is booked into the Fayette County Detention Center and charged with the following:
procuring or promoting use of minor by electronic means
first-degree rape
first-degree sodomy
third-degree rape
third-degree sodomy
first-degree sexual abuse

King will be arraigned at 1:00 PM CT on Tuesday, July 2.

NEWS SOURCE & LINKS:
LEX 18 News

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