Article - March 26, 2008 - Deseret News

American Fork chiropractor Hildreth guilty on 2 counts

By Sara Israelsen-Hartley

AMERICAN FORK — An American Fork chiropractor convicted by a jury Tuesday of two felonies for sexually abusing a former patient and employee will never again be allowed to treat clients in Utah, state officials said.

"He's not going to get his license back in the state of Utah, period," F. David Stanley, director of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, said of former chiropractor Grant Hildreth. "The board was pretty adamant when they saw the nature of the crime. That kind of crime doesn't fit well with our board people. We just can't tolerate that happening."

Hildreth, 45, was arrested in June after his former secretary — the woman whose counts Hildreth was convicted on — went to police with concerns that she had been assaulted during treatment procedures.

When the case hit the news, three other female patients came forward with concerns of similar abuse.

After a weeklong trial and nearly 12 hours of deliberation, an eight-member jury convicted Hildreth on the secretary's charges but dismissed four charges representing the three other women.

However, those women aren't bitter, said prosecutor Alex Ludlow.

"Their main concern (was) that this had happened to them, in their minds, and they were afraid it could happen to other people," he said.

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