REXBURG -An eastern Idaho man who kept the decomposing bodies of his wife and daughter in his mobile home for years has pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter.

68-year-old Kenichi David Kaneko entered an Alford plea yesterday in Seventh District Court.

He faces up to ten years in prison and a $10,000 fine on each count.

Officials argue that the county would have spent less money investigating if Kaneko had promptly reported the death of his wife, Lorraine, and their daughter, Laura.

Officials say the women died sometime between 2001 and June 19, 2004, when deputies conducting a welfare check found the bodies.

According to court records, the women died after following a plan they believed was a divine revelation that restricted their diet and required complete isolation.

Autopsy reports show they died from a combination of starvation and sickness.

They were found side by side on a bed surrounded by hundreds of air fresheners and fans in Kaneko's mobile home.

Kaneko faces five felony charges in connection with the deaths.