Catholic priest, 73, who had 2,000 images and videos of child porn, discussed raping and murdering young boys in chat rooms, and once admitted to peeing in the wine for Mass is sentenced to 25 years in prison
- Thomas Faucher pleaded guilty to distributing, possessing child pornography
- He called himself ‘one sick puppy’ as he apologized to the courtroom Thursday
- Possessed ‘violent, disturbing, and torturous’ images that involved children
- Faucher told someone online he wanted to sexually abuse boys, was attracted to six-year-old boys, and that the thought of killing someone excited him
- Faucher also revealed in chats he wanted to sexually abuse altar boys and babies
- Police also found photographs of him peeing on a cross and a canon law book
A Catholic priest who had more than 2,000 photos and videos of child pornography on his computer and phone has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Thomas Faucher, a well-known priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise, will not be eligible for parole and must register as a sex offender.
Faucher, 73, pleaded guilty to five felony crimes after investigators discovered thousands of disturbing images and chats about raping and murdering young boys.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of sexually exploitative material, two counts of possession of sexually exploitative materials, and one count of drug possession.
Catholic priest Thomas Faucher, 73, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after investigators found more than 2,000 photos and videos of child porn in his possession
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Catholic priest who had 2,000 images and videos of child porn, discussed raping and murdering young boys in chat rooms, and once admitted to peeing in the wine for Mass is sentenced to 25 years in prison
