Plainfield, ILLINOIS

July 3, 2008 - Paul Graff, 35, a physical education and health teacher at Wesmere Elementary School, is accused of sexually abusing a girl under age 13 at Hinsdale's public pool and at two homes between 1996 and 2001. He was arrested in 2006. A hearing is scheduled for July 22.

He is charged with four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, stemming from incidents alleged to have happened in 1996, after he befriended the girl's family. Graff was 23 at the time and working at the Hinsdale Community Swimming Pool. Additionally, Graff is accused of abusing the girl between January and June 2001 in a Clarendon Hills home. In all four instances, the girl was younger than 13.

Graff has been free on bond since his Oct. 20, 2006, arrest. He was placed on leave from the school following his arrest. A court hearing is scheduled for July 22.
Full Name: Paul A. Graff
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Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 statement on his arrest (dated October 20, 2006)
DuPage County States Attorney Press Release (undated, but at the time of his arrest)