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KTVB
Author: Katie Terhune
April 16, 2018
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BOISE — The retired Boise priest facing more than 20 child pornography charges mused online about the “journey that he has taken down the path to Satan” and his desire to hurt others before the end of his life, according to prosecutors.
“‘Yes, I want to do something truly evil before I die,'” Prosecutor Kassandra Slaven recited in court Friday. “‘The thought of killing someone does begin to excite me.'”
Slaven was quoting from online chat logs obtained by police after they raided Father W. Thomas Faucher’s home in February. Investigators found more than 2,000 child pornography images and videos on Faucher’s computer and cell phone, including files depicting the “extremely brutal rape and torture” of children as young as infants and toddlers, according to the prosecutor.
Friday’s court hearing came after Faucher’s lawyer, Mark Manweiler, filed a motion to reduce the priest’s $1 million bond, decrying the amount as “excessive,” “unnecessary,” and ultimately unconstitutional.
“This case is what it is, it’s a serious case,” Manweiler argued. “A significant bond is certainly warranted, but not a million dollars – that’s ridiculous.”
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