The grand jury believed that the real number of victims was in the “thousands.” They cited the possibility that the children were afraid to come forward or their records were lost.
Most of the victims were boys, but some were girls. Some were teenagers, and many of them were pre-pubescent.
The predator priests manipulated some of their victims with alcohol or pornography. They raped some of their victims anally, vaginally and orally. One of them admitted to sexually molesting approximately 35 boys. Another priest admitted to raping a girl repeatedly.
Some of the Predator Priests Identified in the Grand Jury Report
The Rev. Edward R. Graff, a priest who served 35 years in the Diocese of Allentown, raped numerous children. The priest violently sexually assaulted one of his victims, named Joey, in 1986. Joey’s back was injured and he became addicted to painkillers.
In 2007, Joey wrote a letter to the Diocese and stated, “Father Graff did more than rape me. He killed my potential, and in so doing, killed the man I should have become.”
