85-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting 5 minors placed on electronic monitoring; appeal coming
ST. CHARLES, Ill. — The Kane County State's Attorney's Office is appealing a decision that placed an 85-year-old man on electronic monitoring after allegedly sexually assaulting five minors.
Michael Farris, 85, of Montgomery, was charged in February with 23 counts of criminal sexual assault and 67 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault.
Between 2008 and 2022, Farris is accused of sexually assaulting five minors between the ages of 13 and 17.
In one of the allegations, he allegedly sexually assaulted a boy who came to his door to offer snow shoveling services.
Farris was a former leader in Boy Scouts of America and police initially said when he was arrested that he could have more victims than five.
Last week, a Kane County judge released Farris on electronic monitoring and his next court date is set for April 24.
Conditions of the release include allowing court services into his home, possessing no electronic devices and his cell phone cannot have access to the internet.
Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser 'strongly opposed' the decision and said they will appeal it. Her full statement is below.
'My office strongly opposed the court's decision last week to release defendant Michael Farris under Electronic Home Monitoring (EHM). Even the strictest EHM conditions cannot mitigate the threat Farris poses to the community. EHM does not allow authorities to monitor whom the defendant is with or what they are doing, which is especially concerning given the heinous allegations here—including the assault of a victim who went to Farris's door to offer his snow shoveling services. The scope and nature of the charges against Farris are extremely serious and deeply disturbing. He remains a danger to the community, and my office will be appealing this decision.'
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