ROCHESTER (MN)
The Post-Bulletin
Mar 02, 2012, 9:57 am
By Christina Killion Valdez
The Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN
Former Catholic priest Thomas Adamson, who was removed from the priesthood after numerous accusations of pedophilia, recently moved from out of state back to Rochester, according to the Diocese of Winona.
Adamson has been accused of sexually abusing as many as 28 children during his 25 years in the priesthood. Adamson was never criminally charged, but he admitted sexual misconduct with boys in the Winona Diocese beginning in 1961 and in the Twin Cities archdiocese after his transfer there in 1975.
Adamson, now in his late 70s, was removed from the priesthood in 1984.
The Diocese of Winona recently released a statement of its position regarding Adamson’s return to the area. In it, the diocese said it notified all parishes and schools as soon as it found out about his return. “We communicated directly to Mr. Adamson that he is not welcome or permitted to enter onto the premises of any parishes or schools within the Diocese of Winona,” the statement said.
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