Crime & Safety
More Patients Say Highland Park Chiropractor Abused Them
After an initial charge of sexual abuse by a Lake Forest women, two more patients said they were also abused.
Two more patients have stepped forward to say that a Highland Park chiropractor sexually abused them, according to an article in the Lake County News-Sun.
Kevin G. Dutton, 38, of the 800 block of North Rockwell Street in Chicago, was charged last month with one count of criminal sexual assault and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, both felonies. The alleged incident occurred at Wellness Circle on Central Avenue, where Dutton worked as an independent contractor, police said.
The investigation began June 12, when a 22-year-old woman from Lake Forest told Highland Park police that Dutton had touched her inappropriately during a chiropractic treatment session, police said.
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The prosecutor said the new allegations are being investigated, the News-Sun article says.
Police and prosecutors are encouraging anyone who believes they were inappropriately touched by Dutton to either contact the Highland Park police or the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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