Kentucky man extradited, arraigned on sex trafficking charges involving thirteen-year-old Bucks County girl
Zachary Lee McCauley, 29, of Louisville, Kentucky, was extradited to Bucks County and formally arraigned Tuesday evening on numerous charges related to the sex trafficking of a 13-year-old Bucks County girl.
McCauley faces one count each of trafficking in individuals, corruption of minors, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual abuse of children, and criminal use of a communication facility.
He also faces three counts each of sexual exploitation of children, solicitation to commit statutory sexual assault, solicitation to commit involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, solicitation to commit patronizing victim of sexual servitude, solicitation to commit aggravated indecent assault, and solicitation to commit sexual abuse of children.
McCauley was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Gary Gambardella, who set bail at $10 million. He remains in custody at the Bucks County Correctional Facility. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for July 31.
The charges stem from an investigation by Bucks County Detectives, which found that McCauley groomed and coerced the victim into sexual encounters with two adult males in October 2024. At least one of the encounters was video recorded via Snapchat. McCauley allegedly arranged these encounters by communicating with multiple adult males through an online dating site.
