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Batavia Chiropractor Charged With Secretly Recording 180+ Patients, Ordered Detained

Investigators are seeking victim identifications ahead of a Nov. 10 court hearing.

Overview

  • David Hanson, 43, owner of Hanson Family Chiropractic, faces five counts of producing child pornography, three of disseminating, six of possessing, and three counts of unauthorized video recording of a minor.
  • Prosecutors say hidden cameras captured patients undressed or unclothed, with many recordings taken in a red-light therapy room inside the Batavia clinic.
  • Authorities allege more than 180 patients were recorded, mostly female and ranging in age from young children to adults.
  • Investigators say Hanson also possessed and shared child sexual abuse material unrelated to his practice.
  • Police searched his home and office at 1928 W. Wilson St. on Nov. 5, arrested him that night, and report assistance from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and its electronic storage detection canine; officials urge potential victims to contact 630-444-3322 or [email protected].