Overview
- Michael Robert Herbert, 55, who sits on the Aurora Christian Schools board, was charged Thursday with 10 felonies including involuntary sexual servitude, criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and possession of child sexual abuse material.
- Following Thursday's filing, he was booked into the Kane County Adult Justice Center for a detention hearing on Friday.
- The investigation began in December 2025 after a man in his 20s reported abuse that he said started when he was in his early teens.
- Police say Herbert groomed the victim over several years in Aurora and other nearby towns by offering gifts, money, and other incentives.
- Detectives are reviewing electronic evidence and say more charges could follow, urging anyone with relevant information to contact 630-256-5500 or tips@aurora.il.us.