MINNESOTA
KTTC
[with video]
By Nicole Goodrich, Reporter
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) — A defrocked priest at the center of a lawsuit against church officials in Winona and the Twin Cities has admitted to abusing several teens over three decades.
Thomas Adamson now lives in Rochester, and his newly released deposition details admitted abuse across communities in southeastern Minnesota.
Adamson is at the center of the lawsuit filed after a former alter boy from St. John’s Parish in Caledonia came forward accusing Adamson of allegedly raping him.
The sworn deposition was taken nearly four weeks ago but only released Wednesday.
“How many kids did you sexually molest?” Adamson is asked during the deposition.
“I don’t know,” the former priest responds. “I would have to study that out.”
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