4 Victims Sue Batavia Chiropractor For Secretly Filming Nude Videos

BATAVIA, IL — A Chicago law firm filed a civil suit against a chiropractor who was accused of using hidden cameras to film at least 180 patients who were naked or getting undressed at his Batavia office.

Romanucci & Blandin is representing four patients — three generations from one family — who believe they were violated by the secret recordings made at Hanson Family Chiropractic, located off the intersection of Wilson Street and Randall Road.

Investigators said many of the recordings appeared to be taken from a room used for red light and near-infrared light therapy, Patch reported. Owner David Hanson, 43, filmed them using hidden cameras placed throughout his office, prosecutors said. The victims were mostly female and ranged in age from children to adults.

Hanson was charged with six counts of producing child pornography, three counts of disseminating child pornography, six counts of possessing child pornography, and three counts of unauthorized recording of a minor through/under clothes.

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Additional lawsuits on behalf of more victims are expected soon, the firm said.

"There is a plague in communities across Illinois that is harming children, adults, and the elderly — one that cannot be stopped by a vaccine or any type of medication," Romanucci & Blandin wrote in a news release. "Hidden camera exploitation can and must be stopped, but it will require a combination of treatment methods, including criminal justice, civil justice and strengthening our laws to ensure no one can video record a susceptible person or child in a compromised or undressed situation unknowingly or without consent."

Illinois State Rep. Curtis J. Tarver II (D-25th) plans to introduce legislation in early December to hold businesses accountable for their use of cameras in private and semi-private spaces, according to the law firm. The Protect Children from Hidden Cameras Act "is to protect children's civil rights so that families can trust that private spaces in Illinois businesses are safe."