A dental assistant facing felony charges for inappropriately touching an under aged girl while she was sedation for a dental procedure pleaded not guilty in court Friday afternoon.
Luis Ramos, 36, of El Cajon was arrested Wednesday on two counts of sexual battery on a medically incapacitated person and two counts of oral copulation by anesthetic.
He now faces seven counts of sexual battery on an unconscious person and up to ten years in prison.
The incident was allegedly caught on security video - recording seven minutes of his crime.
Police said the 17-year-old reported being inappropriately touched on January 21 while undergoing a procedure at the Park Boulevard Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Office at 4067 Park Boulevard.
She reportedly woke up from the anesthesia and realized he was touching her.
She felt some touching she felt was inappropriate. "When we served a search warrant we recovered a video of the acts occurring," Deputy District Attorney Martin Doyle said.
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Ramos no longer works at the clinic according to an office manager and they are working with police.
Ramos, whose dental assistant license was issued two years ago, was being held on $2 million bail. His bail has now been reduced to $100,000.
Police are urging any other possible victims to come forward if they believe they were similarly violated.
