North Texas pediatrician’s assistant had sexual contact with multiple children, police say
IRVING, Texas - A North Texas pediatric medical assistant is accused of molesting children who were under his care.
Irving police arrested 25-year-old Angel Nunez on an indecency with a child charge on Sept. 5.
Police say the pediatric clinic where Nunez used to work contacted authorities after learning he allegedly molested a 14-year-old boy, claiming it was medical care.
Angel Nunez (Irving PD)
Police first received a tip in August suggesting Nunez had inappropriate sexual contact with multiple children at Little Spurs Pediatrics in Irving.
"These patients believed they were receiving a medical exam and were not aware at the time that they were being abused," Irving PD said in a news release.
An arrest warrant affidavit for one of the incidents states Nunez gave a 14-year-old boy a hernia exam during a sports physical and touched his genitals even though he was not trained to give that type of medical exam and was not authorized to do so.
"Part of his duties were to take vitals and stuff, but he was not a physician himself," said Irving Police Det. Andy Padrutt.
When questioned at the Irving Family Advocacy Center, the victim claimed Nunez took him into a second exam room away from his mother, saying he needed an eye exam. But once the two were alone, Nunez asked him to pull down his pants for a genital exam that lasted about two minutes, according to the affidavit.
A security video from the pediatrician's office confirmed that the boy had been taken into a second exam room alone, the police document states.
Nunez worked for Little Spurs Pediatrics for about a year. He was fired in August.
In addition to the Irving office, he also worked at locations in Grand Prairie, Arlington, and Fort Worth.
"We recently learned that an employee conducted a medical procedure beyond their scope of practice and outside of our established guidelines. As soon as we were made aware, we promptly reported the incident to Child Protective Services, launched an internal investigation, and terminated the employment of the employee in question. Law enforcement is continuing to investigate the former employee, and we are fully cooperating with their investigation," the company said in a statement.
"As of right now, we have three victims," said Padrutt. "We do believe that there are more victims."
Featured
Waxahachie youth pastor who impregnated 14-year-old girl gets 50-year prison sentence
The 53-year-old pleaded guilty to sexaully abusing 4 minors. The young victims from the church told police he would regularly have sex with them on overnights trips and overnight stays at his house.
Irving police are now encouraging parents to talk to their children about past interactions with Nunez.
Anyone who suspects their child may have been a victim is asked to call police at 972-273-1010.
Nunez was released from the Dallas County jail after posting his $100,000 bond.
FOX 4 got ahold of Nunez over the phone. He denied the allegations.