A couple charged with child pornography want their $5 million bonds lowered so they can get out of jail.

Gal Pissetzky, the attorney for Lauren Russell, 27, the wife of Justin Russell, 33, both of Joliet, requested she have a bond set that is not “excessive and oppressive.” His motion is set for a hearing April 11.

Pissetzky argued in the motion that discovery in the case revealed the child pornography charges against her are “weak at best.”

“The device that the alleged pornography was recovered from does not have any evidence that would prove that Mrs. Russell has knowledge that the alleged pornography existed on it – details that were not available during the initial bond hearing,” Pissetzky said.

Pissetzky said the text messages between Lauren Russell and her husband “were taken out of context.”

At the Feb. 7 hearing, Will County State’s Attorney Thomas Slazyk read to Judge Dave Carlson text messages exchanged between Justin and Lauren Russell where Justin talked about wanting to sexually assault, torture and kill minors, and Lauren about wanting to engage in sex acts with minors.

Slazyk said he believed the couple were a danger to society based on the child pornography and electronic communications that Will County sheriff’s detectives recovered.

Carlson rejected a lower bond for Lauren Russell without prejudice, which allows her to request a lower bond again.

Pissetzky said in his motion for a lower bond that “newly turned over evidence” he obtained showed “there is a great presumption that Mrs. Russell is not guilty of committing these offenses and that she is entitled to a bond reduction more in line with a class 2 felony crime.”

The charges against the Russells are class 2 felonies punishable by probation or up to seven years in prison.

Justin Russell’s previous attorney, Robert Kerr, filed a motion for a lower bond March 17 as a courtesy to his client before withdrawing from the case.

Kerr said in a court filing that the two had “irreconcilable differences with respect to crucial aspects of Mr. Russell’s representation.” Steve Haney took over as Justin Russell’s attorney.

Kerr’s motion said when prosecutors applied for the arrest warrant for his client, they told a judge about an investigation that was partly based on police investigators’ belief that Justin Russell engaged in the abuse or assault of minors.

Kerr said neither the indictment nor the state’s initial disclosures alleges or contained any information that Justin Russell engaged in abuse or assault of minors.

Justin Russell has a pretrial hearing set for May 10.