Coeur d’Alene surgeon pleads not guilty to voyeurism

COEUR d’ALENE — The case of an orthopedic surgeon accused of hiding a camera in an employee bathroom of his medical office will go to trial early next year.

Spencer Greendyke, 68, pleaded not guilty Friday morning to three counts of sexual exploitation of a child by producing sexually exploitative material and eight counts of video voyeurism, all felonies.

A five-day trial is scheduled for February 3, 2025.

The charges stem from March, when one of Greendyke’s employees contacted Coeur d’Alene police about digital storage devices at Greendyke’s medical office, River’s Edge Orthotics.

The devices, according to police, contained video footage from “what appeared to be a hidden camera in an employee bathroom,” showing adults and children in stages of undress. All known victims have been identified.

After a search of the medical office and Greendyke’s home, police seized evidence and subsequently obtained a $1.5 million warrant for the surgeon’s arrest. Greendyke turned himself in and later posted bail. As a condition of his release, he surrendered his passport and must remain in Idaho.

In Idaho, the sexual exploitation of a child through the preparation of sexually exploitative material is punishable by up to 30 years in prison, while video voyeurism carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

Greendyke also faces a civil lawsuit against 16 anonymous plaintiffs, including former employees, as well as the former employees’ spouses and children. Greendyke’s wife and medical practice are also named in the lawsuit.

The civil complaint alleges that Greendyke “placed hidden cameras in sensitive areas of the office and covertly made video and audio recordings” without the knowledge of the people being recorded, court records show. This behavior is said to have started as early as 2005.

The plaintiffs have requested a jury trial and are seeking an award of more than $10,000 for economic and non-economic damages.