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	Abusive Priest Slipped under Radar Leader-Telegram [Wisconsin] January 29, 2007 http://www.leadertelegram.com/ Altoona — For years Thomas Adamson's kindly face was a familiar sight at Oakwood Villa nursing home, assisting with activities for elderly residents and offering the caring, personal touch of a priest. But apparently unbeknownst to nursing home visitors, residents and administrators, Adamson, 73, carried a dark, heavy secret — one that threatened to derail his career and reputation yet again. The man known by those at Oakwood for his pleasant, friendly demeanor is considered one of the nation's most notorious pedophile priests, with claims by 30 people that he sexually assaulted them, beginning in 1959 and continuing at least into the 1980s. Experts estimate he likely has abused as many as 100 boys, and Minnesota Catholic dioceses have paid an estimated $6 million in lawsuit settlements as a result of Adamson's actions.
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