Family Seeks Restitution from Kane Board Member in Suit Alleging Sex Crime

Parents who claim their daughter was sexually assaulted by the son of Kane County Board member Cathy Hurlbut seek $50,000 in damages for their daughter's physical and mental trauma.

In response Hurlbut calls the lawsuit against her and her husband a case of "political extortion" and promises to fight the allegations "to the end."

Reports by the Daily Herald and The Courier-News say the lawsuit, filed Nov. 29, claims the Hurlbuts' son sexually assaulted a girl two years ago in the family's basement, while Cathy Hurlbut and her husband, John, were upstairs and within earshot.

The lawsuit says the incident took place on Dec. 1, 2009, when the youths were 16.

Hurlbut strongly denies all allegations and told both news organizations her family would fight the lawsuit "to the end" and via every appeal.

Hurlbut seeks the Republican nomination for Kane County clerk in the March 20 primary.

In the suit, Teresa and Steve Stultz seek $50,000 to compensate for their daughter's counseling and medical expenses. The suit claims their daughter repeatedly cried "no" as the 16-year-old boy forcibly removed her clothes and sexually assaulted her, according to the newspaper reports.

The Elgin Police Department denied access to the police reports on the incident because the boy and girl were juveniles. The Courier said the boy was never charged as an adult.

The Schultz' attorney is Jeffrey Meyer, a candidate looking for the GOP nomination for a County Board seat in the 17th District, according to both stories.

Meyer told The Courier's Matt Hanley and to the Daily Herald's Harry Hitzeman that the lawsuit "has nothing to do with politics."

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