Possible plea deal coming for Providence chiropractor accused of inappropriately touching three patients

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LOGAN — Attorneys are negotiating a possible plea deal for a 66-year-old Providence chiropractor charged with allegedly sexually abusing three patients. Neil Louis Erickson, who was arrested in January and later in April, was previously ordered to stand trial on two criminal cases.

Erickson participated in a pretrial conference Monday afternoon in First District Court. He has been charged with four counts of forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony.

Defense attorney Tawni Bugden said she and prosecutors were continuing to work out a plea agreement. Specifics about the deal were not disclosed but she asked the court for more time to work out the conditions.

According to prosecutors, two female adults contacted the Cache County Sheriff’s Office in October 2021. They claimed Erickson inappropriately touched them during chiropractic exams.

In April 2022, a third woman contacted the Sheriff’s Office claiming Erickson inappropriately touched her several times during clinical visits. He allegedly groped her buttocks and vaginal area, even though she was seeing him for a back injury.

During Monday’s court appearance, Judge Spencer Walsh granted attorneys more time. He ordered them to appear again Dec. 19.

Erickson began practicing in March 1983. He graduated from Western States Chiropractic College in December of 1982 and later received postgraduate training in Chiropractic Orthopedics and was certified by the National Board. In 2001, he took a postgraduate course of study and became a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician. He was working at Cache Valley Chiropractic at the time the crimes were reported but has since been removed from the company’s website.

Erickson previously pleaded “not guilty” to the charges. He remains out of jail on pretrial supervision and could face up to 15 years in prison, if convicted.

Individuals arrested and charged in complaints are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.


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