PENNSYLVANIA
Bucks County Courier Times
September 18, 2020
By Christopher Dornblaser
A former pastor of a church in Horsham will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced Thursday in federal court for sexually abusing an infant and a young girl under 10, according to federal authorities.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release that Jerry Zweitzig, 71, who was a pastor at Horsham Bible Church during the time of the abuse, was sentenced to 200 years in prison.
Zweitzig, of Hatboro, pleaded in May in the two cases involving the sexual abuse of children.
The former pastor filmed himself sexually exploiting a young girl over a period of years, according to the release. Additionally, authorities said Zweitzig had a collection of more than 10,000 images of child pornography on hard drives found in his home.
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