09/03/2026
FORMER BATAVIA CHIROPRACTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO PRODUCING AND DISSEMINATING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL
Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announces that David H. Hanson has pled guilty to the following offenses:
• Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Class X felony (indictment count #14)
• Disseminating Child Sexual Abuse Material, Class X felony (indictment count #33)
Judge D.J. Tegeler accepted the plea and set Hanson’s next court appearance for November 10, 2026, at 9 a.m. in Courtroom 313 of the Kane County Judicial Center for a sentencing hearing.
Assistant State’s Attorney Matthew Rodgers stated the following facts in court:
David Hanson was arrested on Nov. 5, 2025, following an investigation by the Batavia Police Department and the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office’s Child Exploitation Unit. The investigation revealed that Hanson had secretly videotaped patients, including children, as they undressed in his office. He then disseminated some of the videos online. Hanson was also found to have possessed and disseminated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) not connected to his chiropractic office. The investigation determined that Hanson acted alone.
On Feb. 20, 2026, a Kane County grand jury indicted Hanson on 66 counts of CSAM and ten counts of Unauthorized Video Recording. Sixteen of the counts charged Hanson with disseminating CSAM depicting victims from his chiropractic office.
Hanson remains in custody at the Kendall County Jail.
For official case updates, see https://sao.kanecountyil.gov/Pages/Hanson.aspx
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(Posted on September 3, 2026)