NEW HAMPSHIRE
WMUR
Andy Hershberger
News Reporter
CONCORD, N.H. —
A former Farmington priest who was convicted of sexually assaulting two altar boys was granted parole Thursday.
Roger Fortier was sentenced in 1998 to 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting the boys. He had 11 years left on his sentence, but the parole board granted his release, in part, because he has terminal cancer.
A doctor told the board that Fortier may have six months to live, but she said that is only an estimate. The board determined that his condition is incurable and that the cost of his continued care at the prison would be high.
Board members expressed concern for public safety and ordered that Fortier live alone with his sister, be under house arrest and wear an electronic monitoring device. They said the only time he would be able to leave his sister’s house would be for visits to the doctor.
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