May

22

Court Orders More Records Released in Fr. Nicholas Graff Lawsuit

May 22, 2008 | Comments Off

Article: Court Orders More Records Released in Lawsuit Involving local Greek Orthodox Priest
Date Published: 5/16/2008
Publication: First Coast News (Jacksonville FL)
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Father’s Day cards are now part of the mounting legal paperwork in a lawsuit involving a former local Greek Orthodox priest and a teenage boy.
The Very Reverend Nicholas Graff is being sued by […]

Nov

19

Recent Review of Sexual Misconduct Reports

November 19, 2007 | Comments Off

The National Herald recently ran a 10th anniversary special which included a recap of recent sexual misconduct scandals, for which “the Archdiocese has had to pay more than $10 million in legal settlements and fees” during the past five years alone.
The National Herald article begins by telling about the sexual misconduct issues in the late […]

Sep

28

Something Urgently Needs to be Done

September 28, 2007 | Comments Off

Author: Theodore Kalmoukos
Date Published: 9/28/2007
Publication: The National Herald
BOSTON, Mass. – Before we could finish saying, “Thank God the Katinas case is over” – ecclesiastically, at least (from a legal standpoint, we still have a long way to go) – we started praying, “Holy Theotokos, Most Blessed Mother of God, help us,” because yet another case […]

Sep

28

Have they not yet learned?

September 28, 2007 | Comments Off

Author: Theodore Kalmoukos
Date Published: 9/28/2007
Publication: The National Herald
Once again, our Church is being dragged to the courts for one of the most heinous cases imaginable: sexual misconduct involving a priest and a young boy.
Once again, church officials seemed to have known about the case, and tried for months to keep it a secret until the […]

Sep

20

Lawsuit Filed; Fr. Nicholas Graff Accused of Abusing & Trying to Buy Rights to Teen

September 20, 2007 | Comments Off

Editor’s note: This article and the related television news report on the Graff lawsuit is very troubling. According to a church member, parishioners were told Fr. Graff “retired” in June. To our knowledge, the GOA has not followed its stated sexual misconduct policy in the Fr. Graff case which states “…the disciplining of a Clergyman […]

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