HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Additional charges have been filed against a former Henderson County School Board Member, Michael Lee Absher, 35, according to court records.
These new charges, filed against Absher on Tuesday, Sept. 16, consist of one count of indecent liberties with a child and seven counts of statutory sexual offense with a person who is 15 years of age or younger.
According to court records, the indecent liberties offense stems from a February 2024 incident, and the seven counts of statutory sexual offense with a person who is 15 years of age or younger stem from multiple incidents in 2024, from July to October.
Charges and arrest
On Thursday, July 31, Absher was arrested by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office after a search warrant was conducted on his home in East Flat Rock, following a notice of sexual assaults of juveniles…