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Dr. Shane EspinozaArticle from KPTV.

HILLSBORO, OR – A local chiropractor accused of sex crimes will soon be brought back to Oregon after he was arrested near the Canadian border.

Until recently, Dr. Shane Espinoza worked at Chiropractic Sports Medicine in North Plains. There is a “Closed” sign on the practice now.

Espinoza, 45, is accused of sexually abusing a 15-year old girl. Officials with the Hillsboro Police Department said he was arrested at the Canadian border Thursday night.

According to court documents, he was trying to get out of the U.S. and catch a flight to Panama. The documents also note that he fled just hours after police issued a warrant for his arrest in Oregon.

His clinic is in a strip mall in North Plains, right next to the Hit-the-Spot Cafe where Ken Dougherty works. Dougherty said he was surprised with the news and described Espinoza as “friendly” and a “good guy.”

“I’ve had a lot of customers come in and talk about him and say how great (he was) and they’re going to go back to him,” he said. “This was kind of unexpected.”

Police added that there could be more victims than just the 15-year-old. In addition to his work as a chiropractor in Washington County, Espinoza hosted a program to give student athletes physicals at Banks High School.


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Andria Seo

Andria Seo is an Associate Attorney at Crew Janci LLP. Andria is a graduate of the New York University School of Law. During law school, she worked with the National Center for Youth Law, the Legal Aid Society, and the NYCLU. Prior to joining the team at Crew Janci LLP, Andria advocated for vulnerable children and their families as a staff attorney at Partnership for Children’s Rights, a nonprofit based in New York City. Andria also previously worked assisting in the representation of victims of a terrorist attack in civil suits. Andria moved to Portland in 2016 and joined Crew Janci LLP in 2017. She is admitted to practice in Oregon and New York