High-flying California chiropractor, 40, is arrested after chilling device is found inside bathroom at clinic

A 40-year-old California chiropractor has been taken into custody aft a camera was recovered wrong nan bath of nan session wherever he worked.

Nicholas Vanderhyde, 40, was accused of kid pornography aft officials recovered a mini camera taped wrong a furniture located straight crossed from nan toilet astatine The Joint Chiropractic successful Valencia.

During further investigation, they discovered nan instrumentality was attached to a powerfulness slope - starring to suspicion that nan camera was feeding a unrecorded video to nan accused. 

About 17 patients, including 4 minors, person since revenge a suit against Vanderhyde - claiming that he invaded their privateness by secretly signaling them. 

The unit personnel who recovered nan camera said it was strategically pointed successful a guidance to seizure anyone sitting down astatine nan toilet.

'It was pointed straight astatine nan toilet, truthful they were decidedly aiming to grounds group utilizing nan bathroom, people's backstage parts,' said the employee. 

According to ABC7, nan camera was successful spot for 3 days earlier it was found. 

Attorney Benjamin Ikuta besides said that nan constabulary person confirmed that images captured by nan mini camera exist. 

'We don't cognize if it was sent to a unreality aliases Bluetooth but we do cognize each nan images exist. 

'The constabulary verified nan images beryllium and that location were clear images of group undressing, utilizing nan bathroom, not conscionable patients but minors arsenic well,' he told ABC7. 

The suit besides alleges that Vanderhyde engaged successful intersexual misconduct pinch immoderate of nan patients.

Janna Trolia, who is representing each of nan patients successful nan suit said: 'The curen they received from Dr Vanderhyde was not what they would see emblematic chiropractic treatment, which did see adjusting areas astir and rubbing their genitals.

'This was a chiropractor pinch a known history of harassment and intersexual misconduct successful nan past and The Joint knew astir this history.' 

One of nan victims who has been identified arsenic Alex F. said nan group revenge a suit to make judge 'justice was served'.

'I couldn't judge it, I was terrified. I had reached retired to nan sheriff and had to springiness a explanation of my children and myself.

'I want justness to beryllium served to this individual and to this establishment. 

'I want to make judge nary 1 ever does this. I want location to beryllium amended vigilance successful each practices everyplace because this is horrific,' they said. 

Former patients person besides claimed that Vanderhyde would ever insist they usage nan restroom earlier their treatment. 

The Joint Chiropractic has since issued a connection that read: 'At The Joint Chiropractic, nan information of our patients and staff, and nan integrity of nan work we provide, are ever our highest priorities. We are not astatine liberty to talk ongoing ineligible matters.'

While Vanderhyde nary longer useful astatine nan clinic, he posted bail nan aforesaid time he was arrested. 

He was booked pinch a felony count of possession of obscene matter depicting a insignificant and a misdemeanor count of photographing a personification successful a room.

An investigation remains underway.