Doctor arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
- Dignity 4Patients
- Jun 7
- 3 min read
Updated: Jun 11
By Justin Mattson - Alaska News - 07.06.2025 - [USA] - [Dr. Jeffrey Sponsler] A Wasilla doctor has been arrested and charged for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material. Jeffrey Sponsler is a practicing doctor in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley at the Alaska Brain Center. Sponsler also owns Alaska Music and Arts, a music, karate, and dance studio for children. Sponsler does not operate or own the dance program that takes place in the building.
“On or about March 17, 2025, within the District of Alaska, the defendant, Jeffrey Lynn Sponsler, knowingly possessed, and knowingly accessed with intent to view, a computer disk and any other material that contained an image of child pornography,” according to federal prosecutors.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation searched Sponsler’s home, where, according to court documents, they found evidence that Sponsler had been engaged in the activities alleged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
“Within his home, Sponsler did not hide his sexual interest in children. He had copies of several books depicting nude children and very young adults, often in sexual poses,” prosecutors allege in a document arguing for Sponsler’s detainment.
The prosecutors go on to allege that Sponsler had dozens of electronics in his office and throughout his home.
“...including desktop computers, laptops, external hard drives, memory cards, DVDs, and even VHS tapes. The FBI is continuing to review the contents of those devices.”
According to the prosecutor’s memo in support of pretrial detention, the alleged collection Sponsler has is “an extensive, well-organized collection of child pornography.”
“Given the number of folders, subfolders, screenshots, and slideshows Sponsler possessed, the FBI has merely scratched the surface of Sponsler’s collection, even after extensive review. Sponsler’s collection was largely unencrypted, with one notable exception. The hard drives with Enature videos and Sponsler’s homemade child pornography, for example, were not encrypted,” prosecutors allege. Sponsler’s attorney, Robert M. Herz, argued that Sponsler is not a flight risk or a danger to the community and should be released on bond and on the condition of 24/7 house arrest with GPS monitoring.
“The government’s memorandum is rife with conjecture and hyperbole. If Dr. Sponsler is the danger described, surely the government would have identified a victim by now. The government notes several times that Dr. Sponsler possesses nothing clearly illegal (except apparently in two state jurisdictions), so it seems like this case depends primarily on two things: the testimony of a witness who is known to the doctor, and the government’s ability to prove that he converted something legal into something illegal,” Herz wrote to the judge.
Sponsler’s arraignment hearing is set for Monday, June 9, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kyle F. Reardon.
Alaska’s News Source has reached out to Herz and the Alaska Brain Center for comment on Sponsler’s involvement with the center, but had not received comment from either by the time of publication. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this article and were abused in state run medical and health facilities, you can contact Dignity4Patients, whose helpline is open Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm.
Dignity4Patients Commentary:- Healthcare workers who have a known "sexual interest in children" may not have physically committed a crime with children or vulnerable adults. But should they be allowed in professions where they have access to innocent children and vulnerable adults in medical situations?
