Wrongfully Convicted at 19 - Still fighting 38 Years Later
Help Clear Curtis Scott Hansen’s Name Today
It Was Never Curtis!
The man who manipulated three little boys into false accusations was a convicted child molester working for the state.
See Who Donald Manhal Really Was
38 Years of Injustice - Demand Exoneration for Mr. Hansen
Wrongfully convicted as a scared teenager after a predatory DFS caseworker coerced false accusations from his young nephews. The nephews have fully recanted. The truth is out. Help clear his name today.
Curtis Scott Hansen was just 17 when his life was upended by false accusations manufactured by a corrupt Division of Family Services caseworker. He took a plea deal as a terrified 19-year-old to avoid decades in prison. Today he still carries a lifetime sex-offender registration that has stolen his freedom, his dignity, and countless family moments. His nephews — now grown men — have repeatedly sworn under oath that the abuse never happened. The caseworker, Donald Manhal, was later convicted of his own sex crimes and died in prison.
The Nephews’ Statements - The Truth Comes Out
Charles Britton: “It never happened. We were kids who wanted to go home.”
Clinton Britton: “He told us what to say. He said if we didn’t, we’d never see our family again.”
Jason Britton: Same recantation
The three Britton brothers were coerced as children by DFS caseworker Donald Manhal. As adults they have repeatedly sworn under oath that Curtis Scott Hansen never abused them.
Media Coverage - Fox 2 Investigates
‘He was a predator’ – Attorney on former DFS caseworker accused of coercing boys to lie about sex - February 17, 2020 Fox 2 Now
Three young brothers were paid $10 and given gingerbread cookies to lie to a grand jury — falsely accusing their uncle of a sex crime. The man who allegedly coerced them? A convicted child molester working as their DFS caseworker.
Now, over 30 years later, the Britton brothers are speaking out: their uncle, Curtis Scott Hansen, is an innocent man still living as a registered sex offender because of their forced lies.
This shocking story of betrayal and injustice continues — watch the full video to see how Missouri leaders have known for years and done nothing.
Fox Files: The man who has to register as a sex offender based on lies - February 18, 2020 Fox 2 Now
At just 18 years old, Hansen was accused of molesting his young nephews. Facing 30 years in prison, he took a plea deal after his public defender warned that no jury would believe three kids were lying. Now, 31 years later, his nephews have come forward: they were coerced into making the false accusations by their DFS caseworker — a man who was later convicted of child molestation. Hansen has lived in an invisible prison ever since: banned from parks, passports revoked, and judged by neighbors.
Watch the full video to see this shocking story of injustice and why Missouri still hasn’t fixed it.
“A man wrongfully accused of a sex crime says the support from Fox 2 viewers is welcome and overwhelming.”
February 21, 2020 - Fox 2 Now
“FOX Files investigator Chris Hayes talks about the stories of the Britton brothers, who were allegedly coerced by a DCFS worker to wrongfully accuse their uncle of molesting them as children. These reports from 2020 hear from the uncle and the brother's stories about how they're attempting to reverse the effects.”
September 09, 2025 - Fox 2 Now By: Chris Hayes