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Kent Hansen was an LDS member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah. Was accused and a civil suit brought against him and his brother, for receiving sexual favors from a patient in return writing prescriptions for narcotics between 1986-1988. The Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing suspended Kent Hansen’s license for 120 days
“[Kent] Hansen and his twin brother, Brent [Hansen], have been accused of sexual misconduct, incompetency, over-prescribing drugs and fraudulent Medicaid billing in a petition issued by the state Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing in August 1989.” (Deseret News)
Kent Hansen and Brent Hansen sued the same patient that they exchanged sexual favors for for slander. The judge ruled in favor of the Hansen twins, and awarded them $1. (This sum is not a typo).
Brent Hansen’s (brother of Kent Hansen) case report can be viewed here https://floodlit.org/a/a569/
4TH DISTRICT COURT – PROVO
UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
[JANE DOE] vs. KENT B DDS ET AL HANSEN
CASE NUMBER 920400065 {Civil}
Sources
- WEEPING DENTIST ADMITS TO SEX ACT AT HIS OFFICE
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201792526/kent_blaine-hansen
- EX-PATIENT SAYS DENTISTS TRADED DRUGS FOR SEX
- S.L. WOMAN SAYS DENTIST FONDLED HER AT HIS OFFICE
- EX-PATIENT GUILTY OF SLANDERING MIDVALE DENTIST
- Judge Ruled Ex-Patient Guilty of Slander
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WEEPING DENTIST ADMITS TO SEX ACT AT HIS OFFICE
Publisher: Deseret News
Date: 2 Oct 1992
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Source type: News articleBut two hours into his bold denial of charges brought against him, Hansen broke down and wept when he admitted letting a patient perform oral sex on him."I don't know why I let her," Hansen testified Thursday. "I feel terrible. I'm embarrassed. I contemplated suicide. I contemplated running away."
He said he has apologized to his family, the local dental community and his church.
Hansen's tearful confession ended an emotion-charged day of testimony at a hearing before the state Dentists and Dental Hygienists Licensing Board. Hansen and his twin brother, Brent, have been accused of sexual misconduct, incompetency, over-prescribing drugs and fraudulent Medicaid billing in a petition issued by the state Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing in August 1989.
The patient was Keyna Whimpey, the state's key witness against the Hansens and whom Hansen said he found attractive and flirtatious, yet highly emotional and always complaining of pain. After returning from developing X-rays, Hansen saw Whim-pey topless in the dentist chair. He said his "manly instincts" took over and he allowed her to unzip his pants and perform oral sex. She tried it again during another appointment the following May, but Hansen said he stopped her.
Whimpey, 29, has testified that every time she went to the Hansens' office between 1986 and 1988 she had oral or sexual intercourse with either Kent or Brent Hansen in exchange for prescriptions for narcotics. She blames the Hansens for getting her addicted to drugs.
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view all information sources https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201792526/kent_blaine-hansen
Publisher: Find a Grave
Date: 2 Aug 2019
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view all information sources EX-PATIENT SAYS DENTISTS TRADED DRUGS FOR SEX
Publisher: Deseret News
Date: 1 Oct 1992
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view all information sources S.L. WOMAN SAYS DENTIST FONDLED HER AT HIS OFFICE
Publisher: Deseret News
Date: 30 Sep 1992
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view all information sources EX-PATIENT GUILTY OF SLANDERING MIDVALE DENTIST
Publisher: Deseret News
Date: 3 Mar 1993
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view all information sources Judge Ruled Ex-Patient Guilty of Slander
Publisher: The Daily Spectrum
Date: 4 Mar 1993
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Source type: News article
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