Crime & Safety
Batavia Chiropractor Receives Maximum Sentence For Secretly Filming Undressing Victims: Report
The 44-year-old Batavia chiropractor was accused of secretly filming at least 180 patients at his office at 1928 W. Wilson St.

BATAVIA, IL — The Batavia chiropractor accused of secretly filming at least 180 patients, both children and adults, while they undressed at his practice has been sentenced to 60 years in prison, according to a report from ABC7.
David Hanson, the owner of Hanson Family Chiropractic at 1928 W. Wilson Street, was indicted by a Kane County grand jury on 66 counts of child sexual abuse material and 10 counts of unauthorized video recording.
The 44-year-old, whose residence is in the 1100 block of Challenge Drive in Batavia, pled guilty to two charges in September, Patch reported. Google lists the business as permanently closed.
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Hanson's victims were mostly female and ranged in age from children to adults. Investigators said many of the recordings appeared to be taken from a room used for red light and near-infrared light therapy. Hanson filmed them using hidden cameras placed throughout his office and later shared some of the videos online, prosecutors said.
Sixty years was the maximum sentence Hanson could have received based on the charges he was issued, according to ABC7.
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