Crystal Lake Central Graduates Testify At Trial Of Former Choir Director

“I felt really scared. I was trying to think of a way to get to my phone to text my sister to come pick me up,” she said. About a week earlier, the two had exchanged texts about wanting to “get very drunk,” and the woman said Hubly later asked whether she wanted to spend the night, but she declined. When the then-19-year-old arrived at Hubly’s Crystal Lake home, he poured her a shot of tequila and made her a rum and Coke, she testified. She said after Hubly tried to kiss her a second time and she again pulled away, he talked about taking her on a trip to New York. The woman left shortly after and told a family member what happened. Another woman found herself in a similar situation in the summer of 2016, when she visited Hubly’s home during a break from college. “He had a shot of tequila waiting for me when I got there,” the 19-year-old said, adding that he also inappropriately touched her. Both women said they trusted Hubly and had formed friendships with him, but still viewed him as a teacher. The alleged victim in the June 2016 accusation said she tried to “brush it off” and continued to have a friendly relationship with Hubly, until she learned about other possible victims when Crystal Lake police contacted her later that year. “It was just uncomfortable, and I didn’t really know how to react to it because I trusted him,” she said. Hubly had worked as the high school’s choir director since 2004.