Fr. Donald Graff: Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Fr. Donald Graff

  • 1962: Ordained
  • 1963: Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pearl City, Oahu, HI
  • 1964: Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, HI
  • 1965: Leave of absence
  • 1966: Our Lady of the Mount, Honolulu, HI
  • 1967-1969: Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, HI
  • 1970-1972: St. John Vianney, Kailua, Oahu, HI
  • 1973: Unknown
  • 1973-1984: Various education positions, including: Curriculum Specialist, Kauai District, Kauai, HI; Director of Studies, Seabury Hall, Makawao, Maui, HI; Headmaster of Trinity Middle School, New York, NY
  • 1987-1990: Nichols Middle School, Buffalo, NY
  • 1991-1999: Park School, Buffalo, NY
  • 2000-2001: South Buffalo Charter School, Buffalo, NY
  • 2002-2018: Unknown

Notes: Fr. Donald Graff was accused in a lawsuit filed in 2016 of sexually abusing a 13-yr-old boy in 1964, while Fr. Graff was assigned to Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu. After leaving Hawaii, Fr. Graff obtained teaching positions in New York and it is unknown whether the Honolulu diocese notified the schools in New York of Fr. Graff’s history. Fr. Graff is believed to be living in East Amherst, NY. Whether he has access to children is unknown.