BOISE - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise has confirmed to KTVB that they plan to evict Father W. Thomas Faucher, the retired St. Mary's Catholic Church pastor recently arrested on multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child.
Faucher, who bonded out of the Ada County Jail Tuesday night, was arrested February 2 by investigators with the state attorney general's Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.
The 72-year-old faces 12 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, as well as additional charges for possession of marijuana and ecstasy. Two of the sexual exploitation charges are related to the distribution of child pornography, although Faucher is not accused of creating any of the disturbing images he allegedly shared.
Police who raided Faucher's home at St. Mary's discovered "very graphic" child pornography, some depicting children as young as infants being sexually abused, prosecutors said during his arraignment on Monday.
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The diocese said St. Mary's Parish, the church Faucher has a rental lease agreement with, tried on two occasions to deliver an eviction notice to him, but said no one was answering the door - or he may not have been home.
A spokesman for the diocese said they will continue to try and reach Faucher to ensure the eviction notice is received.
This comes just one day after KTVB asked the diocese if they planned to evict him, and they had no further comment.
Faucher is due back in court February 15.
