A former priest accused of molesting boys asked the court to reduce his bond and suppress his statement to police.
The motions were two of six filed Wednesday by Mark Anthony Broussard, 57.
Broussard is being held at the Calcasieu Correctional Center on $3.42 million bond.
The motion to suppress his statement was on Wednesday’s docket, but both sides met for a pretrial conference at which the dates were set.
The state must reply to all six motions by March 1, and the defense must reply by March 22. A hearing on the motions is set for April 10.
Broussard had a trial date of Feb. 4, but that has been reset for Sept. 16.
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The request to suppress statement revolves around a March 22 videotaped interview with Broussard conducted by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office in Lafayette, according to the motion.
Ten minutes and 30 seconds into the one-hour, 19-minute interview, Broussard says, “I really would like, I mean, I think I want a lawyer. Because, I mean, this is not right,” the motion states.
The motions claims “detectives disregarded the right to counsel.”
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