Catholic Priest

Donald G. Farmer

Ordained: 1963

Donald Farmer was accused of molesting four children between 1966 and 1967 in a Crestline cabin that was owned by a relative. The incidents involved two boys and two girls, all of whom were younger than 13 at the time.

Farmer left priesthood in the late 1960s and was laicized in 1972.  He was working as marriage and family counselor in 2003 when he was arrested for the sexual abuse of these preteens.  Although he was charged with 14 felony counts, those charges were dismissed in 2003. Farmer has been named in at least 3 civil suits.

Father Farmer's Assignments

PlacementCity/StateDate(s)
St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church Thousand Oaks, California1964..1966
Holy Family Catholic Church Glendale, California1967..1970
Ss. Felicitas and Perpetua Catholic Church San Marino, California1971