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Ex-Lexington pastor pleads guilty in child sex abuse case

On Monday, former LexCity Church pastor Zachary King pleaded guilty in Fayette Circuit Court to seven felony counts, including rape and sodomy involving a minor church member.
LexCity Church closed in summer 2024 following financial struggles tied to the investigation; a Fayette County grand jury indicted King in Aug. 2024 after church staff confronted him.
Court documents state King "restrained" the victim during assaults. As part of his plea deal, he faces a recommended 13-year sentence and must register as a lifetime sex offender.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said, "This so-called pastor's abuse of his position of spiritual trust to prey on a young victim was heartbreaking." Assistant Attorneys General Todd Willard and Amanda Morgan prosecuted the case.
King will be formally sentenced on June 4. The court ordered him to have no contact with the victim for the next 10 years and will not object to renewing that order.

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Former Lexington pastor pleads guilty to child sex crimes

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