Wcco
May 7, 2010
http://wcco.com/local/former.chaplin.pleas.2.1680356.html
An 82-year-old former volunteer chaplain for the St. Cloud Police Department pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a girl on Thursday.
Arthur James Ree is charged with four counts of first- and two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
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| Arthur James Ree was charged with four counts of first- and two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. |
The criminal complaint indicates Ree admitted he had abused the girl for years and he knew it was wrong. The latest incident was allegedly in 2006.
According to the complaint, the abuse occurred at Ree's residence during a time when Ree was working as a volunteer chaplain for the police department.
St. Cloud VA Medical Center spokeswoman Joan Vincent says he also worked there as a chaplain from 1984 to 1997.
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