David Hanson

Introduction

David Hanson is a 44-year-old Batavia, Illinois chiropractor who was sentenced to 60 years in prison on November 10, 2026, after pleading guilty in September to producing and disseminating child sexual abuse material. Prosecutors say Hanson secretly videotaped patients — including children — as they undressed in his office between 2016 and 2025, amassing nude videos of nearly 200 unsuspecting patients and putting the footage on the dark web . Dozens of victim statements were read in court on sentencing day, and Judge Donald Tegeler said that if he could, he would have sentenced Hanson to more than 1,300 years — the theoretical maximum — but was bound to the plea agreement’s 60 years .

Background Information

Hanson ran a chiropractic practice in Batavia, in Chicago’s western suburbs, where patients undressed for treatment in the ordinary course of care. He was arrested on November 5, 2025 after an investigation by the Batavia Police Department and the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office’s Child Exploitation Unit determined that Hanson “secretly videotaped patients, including children, as they undressed in his office” . Investigators say the secret recording of patients, including children, continued between 2016 and 2025 — a span of roughly nine years across which his patient base was unknowingly filmed . The scale of the case grew after his arrest: Kane County received over 1,500 tips from possible victims of the chiropractor facing child pornography charges, and former patients also filed a civil suit against him over the secretly recorded nude videos .

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Pleaded guilty and sentenced to 60 years. Hanson pleaded guilty in September 2026 to producing and disseminating child sexual abuse material and received a 60-year prison term under the plea agreement on November 10, 2026.

Prosecutors say Hanson’s victims include former employees as well as adult and teenage patients, and that he had nude videos of nearly 200 unsuspecting patients, which he put on the dark web . At the sentencing hearing, dozens of victim statements were read; Hanson listened to the testimony emotionlessly and chose not to address the court . Judge Donald Tegeler told the court he was moved by the testimony of survivors and said he was bound to the plea agreement that produced the 60-year term despite a theoretical maximum exceeding 1,300 years . The judge also told the court that Hanson violated his oath as a chiropractor every day .

Prosecutors said they made the plea deal to protect the community and the victims from the agony of a prolonged trial. “Today is justice for every single one of these victims and this community. Because now this is done. He’s going to spend a significant time in prison and we are gonna be safe from him,” Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser said . Hanson’s attorney said his client is really sorry and took the plea deal so as not to put families through a trial .

Public Reaction and Consequences

Survivors addressed the significance of the sentence directly. “I think it’s something that’s gonna take a long time for us to heal from, and it’s something we’ll remember the rest of our lives,” survivor Sophia Brummel said . Another survivor, Preston Brummel, said of the judge’s rebuke: “And he told Hanson, who was surrounded by sheriff’s officers in court, ‘You are lucky you got guards guarding you’” — adding, “He’s definitely a monster, and he deserves that beating from the judge” . Survivor Riley Gunnett said: “Knowing I won’t see him again makes me feel very happy” . A lawyer representing survivors planning a civil lawsuit, Maura White, said: “He preyed on these families, using kindness, compassion, and his faith. And he turned out to be a predator that has completely violated their trust” .

Current Status

Hanson, 44, is serving a 60-year prison sentence imposed on November 10, 2026 under a September guilty plea to producing and disseminating child sexual abuse material. He was surrounded by sheriff’s officers at the sentencing hearing, a number of survivors are planning a civil lawsuit against him, and the 60-year term extends far beyond any realistic period of supervised release for a man of 44 .

Impact on Their Career/Life

Hanson’s chiropractic career is destroyed: the judge who sentenced him said from the bench that he violated his oath as a chiropractor every day, and the record now documents nine years of secret patient recording, roughly 200 filmed victims, the dark-web dissemination of the material, and victims spanning patients, teenagers and former employees. The 60-year sentence, the 1,500-plus tips from possible victims, the survivors’ civil suit and the victim statements read into the court record together ensure the case follows his name permanently . At 44, with a sentence far beyond any plausible release in his lifetime, his only remaining legal exposure is the survivors’ planned civil action .

Sources

• ABC7 Chicago (WLS), “West suburban chiropractor accused of secretly recording patients undressing sentenced,” November 11, 2026 — source