Ex-Yorkville Doctor Gets Prison Sentence For Assaulting Patient: Weis

YORKVILLE, IL — A former Yorkville doctor was sentenced to 37 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child who was a patient of his, according to the Kendall County State's Attorney's Office.

Edgar Archbold, 73, submitted a guilty plea to seven felony counts of criminal sexual assault of a child two days before his trial was scheduled to begin in October 2024, Patch reported. He received his sentence on Jan. 3 after a contested sentencing hearing in front of Judge Jody Gleason.

Charges were filed against the former doctor, of the 00 block of Julius Court, after an investigation into sexual assault allegations began in April 2023. Officials said the victim, a minor, was both a patient and an employee of Archbold's. The victim told her mother and later law enforcement that for about nine months, the man committed multiple acts of sexual penetration on her at both his businesses and Yorkville residence.

"The minor victim came forward when questioned by her mother about the ongoing abuse, but the minor victim expressed fear that Archbold would seek retribution against her and her family," Kendall County State's Attorney Eric Weis wrote in a news release.

Yorkville police officers secured a judicial overhear order and heard Archbold admit "to many of the acts of sexual penetration with the minor victim" during a recorded telephone conversation.

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"Archbold took advantage of his position as a trusted doctor to violate a teenager who relied on him for treatment and employment," Weis said in a Jan. 17 statement. "It is her bravery, coupled with the work of law enforcement, that ensures that Archbold will be behind bars for the rest of his life — exactly where he should be."

Archbold is required to serve 85 percent of his 37-year sentence, but based on his age, Weis said the term amounts to life in prison.