KC Reporter

An Overland Park pediatric physician has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography. Brian Aalbers, aged 51, received the sentence from U.S. District Court Judge Brian C. Wimes. Following his incarceration, Aalbers will be subject to supervised release for life.

Aalbers, who worked as a pediatric neurologist at Overland Park Regional Hospital, admitted guilt to using hidden video cameras to record 13 child victims over three years. He also confessed to possessing child pornography.

The FBI and the United States Attorney’s Office were alerted about potential victimization within Aalbers's practice. However, investigations revealed no evidence of current or former patients being victimized by him. To protect the privacy of the victims, no further details will be disclosed.

The investigation began when Kansas City police officers responded to a report about concealed cameras on October 28, 2023. A witness informed officers that Aalbers was sending suicidal texts. Lenexa police located Aalbers and took him to a hospital for voluntary mental health treatment. At the hospital, two laptops, two iPads, and a cell phone were seized from his backpack.

Search warrants allowed investigators access to these devices and other electronics owned by Aalbers. They discovered over 50,000 video files linked to the hidden cameras he used, including more than 1,000 videos depicting pornographic content involving the child victims.

Additionally, a search warrant for Aalbers’s iCloud account uncovered another 1,000 images and 163 videos of child pornography produced by him.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Maureen A. Brackett prosecuted this case with investigations conducted by the FBI along with police departments in Kansas City and Lenexa.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood—a Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation and abuse through coordinated efforts across federal, state, and local levels.

For more information on Project Safe Childhood or Internet safety education resources, visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.