The Rochester Police Department never forwarded evidence against a county deputy last year because the witness was considered unreliable. The deputy now faces felony charges for similar conduct.
Charges against Mathew Richard Adamson allege that he left his job at the Olmsted County Work Release Center to meet an undercover cop he thought was a teenage girl.
Police investigated allegations in 2022 that a deputy pursued sex with a minor. The county attorney's office says it never received a report from police.
Charges against Mathew Richard Adamson allege that he left his job at the Olmsted County Work Release Center to meet an undercover cop he thought was a teenage girl.