. >>> his name is carlos hernandez-fernandez, prosecutors say he performed surgeries for more than a year with no license. he claimed to be a plastic surgeon, operating out of a small clinic on s investigator, whitney wild tells us about his past and what has happened to his patients. >> trying to dodge our camera, carlos hustled out of court tuesday, prosecutors say he is facing a long list of felonies and the allegations are startling. hernandez-fernandez ran the clinic on south federal, as far back as january, 2015 performed victims we have identified include a tumy tuck, repeated liposuction. >> he was once a surgical assistant but the medical board suspended that license august 4 after learning bout his unlicensed surgeries. a discipline letter says hernandez-fernandez claimed he worked at swedish medical center and porter, both hospitals say he was never their employee, but for other surgeons. denver prosecutors say through his private practice, he targeted a vulnerable population. >> it appears at this point that many, if not most of the people he was seeing, were spanish spea

this is the clinic where hernandez fernandez worked. they walked in on the man performing a surgical procedure. he's accused of impersonating a medical doctor. th says there were tummy tucks and lypo section. hernandez fernandez is is charged with several felony accounts including criminal impersonation, and child abuse. four victims suffered serious bodily injury from the procedures, and two were victims of unlawful sexual contact. the incidents happened between be more victims. >> there's concern that there could be additional victims. the investigators say it appears that he may have been holding himself as a doctor in particular to women who are undocumented. and perhaps primarily spanish speaking and we may have folks who either would not have been willing to come forward or didn't know how to come forward. >> reporter: th fernandez is due in court this afternoon. we'll have more tonight on cbs4 news at 5:00 and 6:00. live in denver, tom mustin, cbs4 news. >>> crews are removing a disabled helicopter from the helipad. copter 4 chec

. >>> this man arrested accused of being a fake doctor. 36-year-old carlos hernandez fernandez after several women say he botched their surgery procedures. >> you is also inappropriate with women. >> denver7's mark boyle is outside in alameda. >> reporter: the clinic doors are closed here and neighbors say this parking lot was full of patients coming to get plastic surgery from this man who told them he was a doctor. he was a doctor or could perform these procedures. now we have patients saying they have infections because of his work. >> this is carlos hernandez fernandez . he has been running this clinic off of federal boulevard and is accused of botching procedures. >> he stapled her and did all kinds of different things on the same area because the explanation was she was allergic. >> reporter: this is a former patient who did not want to be identified but said hernandez fernandez track to fix a simple skin problem with an implant that didn't work. they paid him over $2000. >> she said she is scared because she is learning all of this and she doesn't know if the stuff he used was

carlos hernandez fernandez is facing serious charges. he sprinted into the denver county courthouse, refusing to talk about the charges against him. the 36-year-old denver man is facing 14 felony counts. he is accused. impersonating a doctor, charged with unlawful sexual contact and child abuse. >> this was a man who was holding himself out to be a licensed doctor, and he wasn't. and that he was performing surgery and procedures illegal without a license. >> reporter: in january of 2015, to august 4th of this year, he operated the hernandez fernandez care clinic on south foorl, performing mostly cosmetic surgery. >> tummy tuck, liposuck >> reporter: a complaint by woman led to four other victims, some who suffered permanent damage. >> they suffered serious bodily injury because of the procedures that he is alleged to have performed. >> reporter: a denver police officer entered the clinic while a procedure was being performed and arrested him on-the-spot. the district attorney's office says he targeted undocumented, spanish-speaking women

>> reporter: 36-year-old carlos hernandez fernandez practiced at this clinic and is being charged 15 total counts, some of which practicing without a license and also sexually assaulting a couple of his patients. we talked to neighbors and they said this parking lot was full very good business around here. now, it's all locked up. here's a look at his mug shot. he's out on a $2,000 bond. that will likely be reset and much higher when he returns to court at 1:30 this afternoon. records show he was a trucker before opening this clinic. he did plastic surgery procedures. we asked why bond was set to low in the first serious class 4 felonies and with the bond schedule require about a $2,000 bond initially. we are planning to be in court at 1:30. we'll make sure you have all the information you need as this story develops between now and our early evening newscast, on social media and online. live in denver, mark boyle, denver 7. >>> this morning democratic kaine is in denver. ?> he toured a small business here. tracking his trip and joins us now. >> reporter: that round table ended about

hernandez-fernandez ran the clinic on south federal, as far back as january, 2015 performed

this is thh man here, carlos hernandez-fernandez. he's now charged with several crimes, including sexual assault and child abuse. prosecutors say there may be more victims out there. >>> here's your first alert that we have some showers this morning. as you get up into the mountains and across parts of southern, southeastern colorado a little bit of rain through the high country, in fact, even snow. see snow in the distance on the peaks. it is a cool morning. >>> good morning, america. breaking news. a deadly earthquake rocks italy. victims pulled from the destruction. a desperate search for survivors right now. after the 6.2 magnitude quake turns homes and buildings to rubble. in a spot popular with tourists. >> quite severe shaking of the bed. the first thing i did was panic. >> the tremors even shake rome. one mayor says his town is not here anymore. the pope speaking out this morning. and "gma" live on the scene with the latest. >>> cyberattack on "the new york times." the fbi investigating if the same russians hackers who target

. >> reporter: in january of 2015 to august 4th this year, the suspect operated hernandez fernandez care clinic on south federal, performing cosmetic surgery. >> liposuction. >> reporter: a complaint by a woman some who suffered permanent damage. >> they suffer the serious deadly injury because of the procedures that she alleged to have performed. and there are allegations he touched two of them inappropriately. >> reporter: they arrested him on the spot while a procedure was being performed. lynn him bro says he targeted been able to come forward or didn't know how. >> reporter: as he left the courtroom surrounded by cameras, the district attorney's office says this may be far from over. >> the possibility for other victims is certainly there. >> reporter: he doid have a license to be a -- did have a license to be a surgical assistant at some hospitals. his passport has been taken away, and he's wearing an ankle tracker until his next court appearance. >>> now an eye on that, the front range. and yes, that is snow on top of pike's peak! that's not the only mountain area that could see s

. >> reporter: she came here to the hernandez fernandez care clin toik get a mini-tummy -- clinic to get a she said from the first cut, things were not right. maria continues to work toward recovery after a botched surgery. her attorney is now by her side helping to tell her story. >> he felt her cutting into her skin, they did a form of liposuction, she felt every minute of temperature >> reporter: operating on her, this man, carlos hernandez who according to investigators is no doctor. she scheduled an appointment and paid thousands of dollars upfront. >> a lot of times he held himself out as a legitimate doctor, a licensed doctor in the state of colorado. >> reporter: the surgery was wrong from the beginning, and she could feel every single minute. >> he did not use an sthetdic. he did -- an synthetic. he did give her some medication >> reporter: she reported her concerns to l have been identified. their goal is to keep him from doing this again and to warn others from doing similar procedures. >> you should not go forward with a procedure like this until you have fully investigat

. >> reporter: she came here to the hernandez fernandez care clin toik get a mini-tummy -- clinic to get a mini-tummy tuck. she said from the first cut, things were not right. maria continues to work toward recovery after a botched her side helping to tell her story. >> he felt her cutting into her skin, they did a form of liposuction, she felt every minute of temperature >> reporter: operating on her, this man, carlos hernandez who according to investigators is no doctor. she found him online where he had a 5-star rating. she scheduled an appointment and paid thousands of dollars upfront. >> a lot of himself out as a legitimate doctor, a licensed doctor in the state of colorado. >> reporter: the surgery was wrong from the beginning, and she could feel every single minute. >> he did not use an sthetdic. he did -- an synthetic. he did give her some medication >> reporter: she reported her concerns to law enforcement, and at least three other victims have been identified. their goal again and to warn others from doing similar procedures. >> you should not go forward with a procedure li

police want to find anymore victims out there who have had contact with carlos hernandez fernandez. >> reporter: a year after a botched surgery, maria continues to work towards recovery. her attorney is by her side helping to tell her story. skin. she felt every minute of the liposuction going on and complained to the doctor. >> reporter: operating on her was this man, carlos hernandez who is no doctor. she found him online where he had a five star rating. she scheduled an appointment for a mini tummy tuck and paid thousands of dollars up front. >> at all times he held himself out as a licensed doctor in the state of colorado. >> reporter: the surgery was wrong from maria says she could feel every single minute he did not use anesthesia. he did give her some kind of medication to dull the pain but it did not dull the pain. >> reporter: she reported her concerns to law enforcement and at least three other victims have now been identified. maria and her attorney says her goal is to keep hernandez from doing this again but also to with a procedure like this until you have fully investiga

> reporter: a man is facing serious charges for allegedly posing as a doctor at this carlos hernandez fernandez is facing 14 felony counts for posing as a doctor, unlawful sexual conduct and child abuse. the suspect operated the hfc on south federal. the district attorney's office investigated a complaint by a woman that led to four other victims who suffered permanent damage. he will be in court for a preliminary hearing september 20th. >> reporter: in boulder the latest on an apartment complex that left hundreds of students without a place to spend the night, the city says the property owners could be penalized. last week the building was deemed uninhabitable. all this happened at the university peaks apartment complex east of the boulder campus. many parents are not happy. >> some rain has arrived. coming you want front range. we might see a shower, a skoerm. and -- scattered thunderstorm. and for the next couple days, temperatures cool, only 70s for tomorrow. and 80s just in time for the weekend. >> so often lately they have been breaking apart. >> i know! thank you for (bird cawing) it's b

says they've probably never been in law enforcement and don't know what be a doctor, carlos hernandez- fernandez was arrested august 4th, accused of injuring at least four patients and could be more victims. if you have information, you're asked to call the denver's district attorney's office. >>> if you're looking for a doctor, ask your old doctor for a referral. there are a number of online resources as well as -- where you can look up records. we have links on thedenverchannel.com. >>> while you were sleeping, the city of thornton was busy making business decisions that will likely affect you if you live in that area. >> city council approving marijuana sales and the addition of a new too golf, a project there people did not want. amanda del castillo has all the details. >> reporter: since those two ideas were presented, many people living in thornton actually spoke out in opposition of both, again, the marijuana retail shops and bringing topgolf here to the city as well. let's start off with marijuana.% city council voted 5-4 to allow these retail shops capped at a total of four city-wide. c

carlos hernandez fernandez operated for more than one year without a license. we tracked down two of his victims. >> reporter: we were told he was on vacation. we were told by a lot of neighbors that this parking lot as many times full with tience cars that it is now locked and the doors to the clin exclusively with trent -- denver7 tell us that they are not only dealing with botched procedures but fear for their health. this is 36-year-old carlos fernandez fernandez. he told patients at his plastic surgery clinic that he was a doctor. now patients talking to only denver7 tell us they are upset to find out he was not a doctor at all prescription. he would give her medication to take their orally. >> reeorter: this former patient had a nose job which she said did not look any different after the procedure. >> you charged for 3000 for that but she does not feel the difference of before and after. >> reporter: she also went to him to get wrinkles fixed on her forehead. she said she has an infection and headaches that may have been caused by the procedure. >> she i

scar lose hernandez fernandez has been facing eight felonies and five misdemeanors for performing medical procedures without a lionels. the -- license. the charge is unlawful sexual contact an abuse. they say he was a licensed surgical assistant but the board suspended him earlier this month because he was performing things like tummy tucks and facelifts. four victims are coming forward and two received serious bodily injuries from the procedures and the other two say they were victims of unlawful sexual contact. he is due in court today at 1:30. >>> a sad day for friends and family members of some of our nation's bravest. a u.s. soldier has been killed afghanistan. it happened in the city of laskhkagar and the afghan city is at risk of falling to the taliban. yesterday, officials say 100 is u.s. troops had been sent to the city to help defend it. six afghan soldiers were also wounded in today's attack. this is the second time this year that an american soldier was killed in hostile circumstances in afghanistan. >>> around here, cooler weather is coming our way. and pretty soon, how big o

. >> hernandez fernandez is out on bound and due in court, he faces a long list of felony charges. before you see a doctor, it's important to look up their license first. o database on 9news.com. >>> there wasn't much sun around colorado today. the clouds made sure of that. however, they didn't hold much rain. at least for the metro area. most of the showers staying in the high country. that could change by tomorrow. we'll check in with kathy in a few minutes and find out when the sun returns. >>> president obama arrived in louisiana for his first visit to flood ravaged areas. he's facing criticism for not visiting sooner. but he did promise government money today that he says will with that recovery. it can't come soon enough for thus of people who have been left with nothing. -- thousands of people who have been left with nothing. a fema inspector surveying says the damage is overwhelming. >> 10 a day. 80,000 homes that may be affected, that's a lot of man hours. >> the whole country is going to continue to support you and help you until we get folks back in their homes and lives

his name is carlos hernandez- fernandez and he's facing multiple charges. we have a look at him trying to avoid reporters leaving the courtroom yesterday there in the hallway. he's accused of performing plastic surgery procedures, including face lifts, which huut at least four patients. many are looking for answers, including a woman who didn't want to show her face. >> she's been trying to contact him for the last three weeks 3 and they tell her he's out town. >> investigators think there could be more victims out there. if you know anything about this case, you're urged to call the denver district attorney's office, the number at the bottom of the screen. certainly we'll have it on our denver 7 app. >>> the video helped nail a man accused of spray painting some boulders at lookout mountain over the weekend. here's the video right here. in the video you can see the track down stanley stetler of thornton. he's facing charges that could land him a year in jail. deputies were actually looking for two men seen in that video, but decided not to charge the other

. >> hernandez fernandez is out on bound and due in court, he faces a long list of felony charges. before you see a doctor, it's important to look up their license first. we do have a link to the state's database on 9news.com. >>> there wasn't much sun around colorado today. the clouds made sure of that. however, they didn't hold much rain. at least for the metro area. most of the showers staying in the high country. that could change by tomorrow. we'll check in with kathy in a few minutes and find out when the sun returns. >>> president obama arrived in louisiana for his first visit to flood ravaged areas. he's facing criticism for not visiting sooner. but he did promise government money today that he says will last for months to come to help with that recovery. it can't come soon enough for thus of people who have been left with nothing. -- thousands of people who have been left with nothing. a fema inspector surveying says the damage is overwhelming. >> 10 a day. 80,000 homes that may be affected, that's a lot of man hours. continue to support you and help you until we get folks

carlos hernandez fernandez is facing serious charges. he sprinted into the denver county courthouse, refusing to talk about the charges against him. the 36-year-old denver man is facing 14 felony counts. he is accused. impersonating a doctor,

the suspect is described as a white man with a tattoo, and -- >>> police say this man carlos hernandez-fernandez pretended to be a doctor and performed license. he tried to avoid reporters during his first court appearance yesterday. police say at least four people are hurt because of these illegal procedures. many are looking for answers, including a woman who didn't want to show hee face. >> she's been trying to contact him for the last three weeks, and they tell her he's out of town. >> investigators think there could be more victims out there. if you know anything about this case, call the denver's district attorney's office. the number is on >>> the people staying at this international youth hostel on 16th street are hooking for a -- looking for a new place to spend the night because denver fire inspectors say it's not safe. it's not clear when it will reopen >>> new information on a man found shot to death behind a strip club. he's an 18-year-old man, and his body was found sunday. police are still looking for whoever pulled the trigger. wants to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions

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