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Former Kansas City doctor indicted for child pornography

A Texas doctor who used to practice in Kansas City was indicted on child pornography charges.
A Texas doctor who used to practice in Kansas City was indicted on child pornography charges.

A doctor who formerly practiced in Kansas City was indicted Wednesday on child pornography charges.

Jeffrey A. Hassenflug, 41, who now practices medicine in Texas, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Kansas City on charges of distributing and receiving child pornography over the internet and possessing child pornography of a victim younger than 12, according to federal prosecutors.

The indictment said he distributed child porn from March to May.

Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc

This story was originally published December 14, 2016 at 4:14 PM with the headline "Former Kansas City doctor indicted for child pornography."

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