Vancouver Police Investigate Child Molestation Involving Local Physician
May 12, 2026
On May 11, 2026, Detectives from the Digital Evidence Cybercrime Unit (DECU) and the Children’s Justice Center (CJC) arrested another individual associated with this investigation.
Anna May Hartley was taken into custody and booked into the Clark County Jail for Child Molestation I and Trafficking I.
Nothing additional is being released at this time.
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The ongoing child molestation investigation involving former pediatrician Michael Wilmington, who was found deceased last Saturday, and Chad Hartley, who remains incarcerated in the Clark County Jail, is continuing.
Detectives from the Vancouver Police Department Digital Evidence Cybercrime Unit (DECU), have been working diligently to forensically examine digital evidence related to this case.
On May 7, 2026, Detectives from DECU served a search warrant at a Vancouver residence and arrested and booked into the Clark County Jail, William J. Sneiderwine, 61, for Conspiracy to Commit Child Molestation I and Tampering with Physical Evidence.
The investigation is continuing and nothing further is releasable at this time.
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In February 2026, Vancouver Police opened an investigation after receiving a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding child sex abuse material involving a Vancouver IP address.
On April 29, 2026, investigators identified a suspect in this case, Chad Hartley. Detectives from the Digital Evidence Cybercrime Unit (DECU) and the Children’s Justice Center (CJC) located Hartley during a pedestrian stop, took him into custody, and subsequently served a search warrant at his Vancouver residence. Hartley was booked into the Clark County Jail for dealing in child pornography II (four counts), possession of child pornography (four counts), and child molestation I.
The investigation also revealed that Hartley was associated with Michael R. Wilmington, who is a local pediatrician affiliated with multiple medical facilities in the Portland/Vancouver area. Wilmington allegedly hosted naked sleepovers with young children at his La Center, Washington, residence.
On April 30, 2026, a search warrant was served at Wilmington’s residence. Numerous items of evidence were seized.
On May 1, 2026, additional information was obtained by detectives regarding Wilmington molesting a child at his home. A felony warrant for child molestation I was issued for Wilmington.
On May 2, 2026, Vancouver Police were notified that Wilmington was found deceased in Lewis County from an apparent suicide. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is conducting the death investigation.
The investigation by the Vancouver Police Department and Clark County Sheriff’s Office is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone who is aware of a child who may have had unsupervised contact with Chad Hartley or Michael Wilmington to contact the local law enforcement agency for their jurisdiction.
No additional information is being released at this time.