Joey didn’t had the chance to tell his story in court because he died of an addiction to painkillers in 2015.
According to the grand jury, they heard more stories from Graff’s other victims. They noted that the priest was “particularly violent in his assaults.” He “seemed to take as much pleasure in causing pain as in the sexual criminal acts themselves.”
All of his victims experienced difficulties moving forward. Many of them questioned why so little has been done to hold the Catholic Church accountable for enabling a priest like Graff commit such crimes.
The Rev. Edmond A. Parrakow admitted to sexually molesting approximately 35 boys. Parrakow served 17 years at different parishes in the Archdiocese of New York before his transfer to the Archdiocese of Greenburg in 1985.
At the time, Parrakow underwent counseling at the Foundation House, a facility that provided evaluations and treatment for priests accused of child sexual abuse or other improper acts.
During his counseling at the Foundation House, Parrakow admitted to having “engaged in sexual touching, mutual masturbation, mutual fellatio and mutual anal intercourse” while serving as a priest in New York.
