An Aurora chiropractor charged with sexually abusing two boys in his care will not be released pre-trial, according to a news release Monday from the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Murtaza Hameed, 46, of Naperville, appeared in DuPage County court over the weekend, charged with one count of criminal sexual assault, five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, one count of attempted criminal sexual assault and one count of misdemeanor battery, the news release said.
Following an investigation, it is alleged that on Jan. 11, 2025, a boy, 17, was sexually abused by Hameed while receiving treatment at his office on the 3800 block of McCoy Drive in Aurora, the news release said. According to the release, the boy disclosed what allegedly happened to his father, who contacted the Aurora police. The police then contacted the DuPage County Children’s Center.
Authorities, upon investigating, learned that a similar incident allegedly occurred in 2016 with a boy, 16, the release stated.
On Monday, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Aurora Police Chief Keith Cross announced that DuPage County Judge Demetrios Panoushis granted the state’s motion to deny Hameed’s release pre-trial, the news release said. His next court date is set for June 2.
The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office is encouraging anyone who has additional information about the case to contact Aurora Police Det. Jennifer Hillgoth at [email protected] or 630-256-5554.
