Pediatrician pleads guilty to possession of child pornography after illegally videotaping patients

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – An Overland Park, Kansas pediatrician pleaded guilty to using video cameras to secretly record 13 child victims and produce child pornography for three years, from October 4, 2020 to October 28, 2023 .

Brian Michael Aalbers, 50, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to 13 counts of attempting to produce child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

Aalbers faces a possible 30 years in prison without parole.

Aalbers practiced pediatric neurology at Overland Park Regional Hospital.

According to the plea agreement, KCPD investigated a report of hidden video cameras found at Aalbers’ pediatrician office on October 28, 2023.

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A witness later contacted officers and reported that Aalbers was sending suicidal text messages from Kansas City.

Lenexa, Kansas, police officers found Aalbers and took him to a hospital to undergo voluntary mental health treatment. The hospital confiscated Aalbers’ two laptops, two iPad tablets and a cell phone that were in his backpack.

Investigators obtained search warrants for these devices, other cameras and electronic devices belonging to Aalbers.

More than 50,000 video files were found associated with the hidden video cameras used by Aalbers, including more than 1,000 videos containing pornographic images of the 13 underage victims.

Investigators also obtained a search warrant for Aalbers’ iCloud account, which contained 1,000 additional images and 163 additional videos of child pornography.

A sentencing hearing will be scheduled following the completion of a presentence investigation by the U.S. Probation Office.

Aalbers remains in federal custody without bail.

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