Crookston man pleads not guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct

Crookston man pleads not guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct

POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A Crookston man waived his Monday, Dec. 16, omnibus hearing and pleaded not guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under the age of 13. G. Thomas Amiot, 80, is accused of engaging in sexual conduct with a boy who was 11 or 12 years old, throughout a months-long period — perhaps up to a year, during 2012 and 2013. The felony charge has a mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years, and a maximum of …