Charles Manuel, a former Lamoni, Iowa chiropractor, had his license suspended last month by the Iowa Board of Chiropractic after they learned he had traded sex with clients for his chiropractic services and allegedly performed exorcisms on some patients.

From the settlement agreement Manuel reached with the Iowa Board of Chiropractic:



Pursuant to the terms of the settlement, Manuel agreed to surrender his chiropractic license and not practice for the next 10 years. Residents of Lamoni, Iowa (population: 2,300), meanwhile, were shocked by the allegations made against Manuel.

"That's ridiculous, I mean an exorcism?" Robert Jackson, who lives across the street from where Manuel used to practice, told KCCI. "It's extremely scary. I'm appalled that it was going on exactly right across the street from where I'm staying. I don't know, I'm baffled."

Bob and Jerie Gail Ramsey, whose connection to Manuel or his work is not made clear by KCCI, also told the station that the accusations against the former chiropractor are "so crazy."



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