KY Megachurch Pastor Charged With Rape After Caught With 15-Year-Old
In what has seemed like the floodgates of justice and exposure pouring over a pantheon of perverse megachurch pastors over the last few months, another impostor has been exposed, with Zachary King of LexCity Church in Lexington, KY, being the last perp.
According to the arrest citation, King admitted that he “engaged in a sexual relationship with a minor over the course of the last year and a half.” The victim was 15 years old, and he admitted to having “sexual intercourse in the minor’s home, at his residence, and at the church where he was a former pastor.” According to
In what has seemed like the floodgates of justice and exposure pouring over a pantheon of perverse megachurch pastors over the last few months, another impostor has been exposed, with Zachary King of LexCity Church in Lexington, KY, being the last perp.
According to the arrest citation, King admitted that he “engaged in a sexual relationship with a minor over the course of the last year and a half.” The victim was 15 years old, and he acknowledged having “sexual intercourse in the minor’s home, at his residence, and at the church where he was a former pastor.” According to Lex18:
“King resigned from his position at the church after being confronted by other church staff regarding the allegations. The citation also states that King told the investigator that he would call and message the minor using “Snapchat and WhatsApp” to arrange the meetups as well as “receive sexually explicit images of the minor.”
He’s been charged with:
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