Four patients, two of them children, are suing a west suburban chiropractor, alleging he secretly recorded them when they were undressed and receiving light therapy in private rooms.<\/p>\n
David Hanson, owner of Hanson Family Chiropractic in Batavia, was charged this month in Kane County criminal court with multiple counts each of producing and sharing child pornography, possessing child pornography and unauthorized video recording of a minor. He remains jailed while his case is pending trial.<\/p>\n
The civil lawsuit was filed Monday in Kane County on behalf of a mother and her two children, and the grandmother of the children.<\/p>\n
It claims that since they became patients there in 2018, they were recorded by cameras hidden behind vents or fans that captured areas where patients were instructed to undress for red-light and near-infrared-light therapy.<\/p>\n
More than 180 secret video recordings of patients at Hanson Family Chiropractic were made between 2017 and 2025, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n
Lawyers with the Romanucci & Blandin law office, which filed the lawsuit, said additional lawsuits on behalf of other plaintiffs are expected to be filed against Hanson.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur legal team believes that dozens of innocent people have been harmed by inappropriate and negligent conduct at this medical office,\u201d Sarah Raisch, an attorney with Romanucci & Blandin, said at a news conference Tuesday. \u201cOur clients are distressed, disgusted and deeply disturbed that a predator may have violated them without their knowledge and without their consent.\u201d<\/p>\n
The lawsuit seeks at least $50,000 for each plaintiff on each of the eight counts alleged, which includes invasion of privacy, negligence and violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.<\/p>\n
Daisy Ayll\u00f3n, another attorney, read a statement by the plaintiff identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe 1, who is the mother of the two children in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur family is in complete disbelief that someone we turn to for help and healing has violated us in this way,\u201d Ayll\u00f3n said, quoting the plaintiff. \u201cAnd for so many members of our own family to be exploited, it raises serious concerns about how many other people have suffered the same harm. The actions of this chiropractor seriously diminish our trust in healthcare providers.\u201d<\/p>\n