Crookston man pleads guilty to first-degree sex crime against child

Crookston man pleads guilty to first-degree sex crime against child

POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A Crookston man pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. 16, to first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a child under the age of 13. G. Thomas Amiot, 81, is accused of engaging in sexual conduct with a boy who was 11 or 12 years old during 2012 and 2013. The acts reportedly happened throughout a monthslong period, but could have gone on for as long as a year. Amiot originally pleaded not guilty to the crime in December 2024. The …