Medical assistant accused of groping children

A North Texas pediatric physician assistant was accused of inappropriate sexual behavior toward multiple children during medical exams.

Irving police arrested 25-year-old Angel Nunez on Sept. 5 on a single charge of indecency with a child. Nunez worked at Little Spurs Pediatrics in Irving between August 2023 and August 2024.

The children's hospital notified law enforcement after learning that Nunez had molested a 14-year-old boy.

According to the police affidavit obtained by Fox 4, the 14-year-old boy went to the clinic for a sports physical. Nunez reportedly took the boy to a second exam room away from his mother and said it was for an eye exam.

The boy stated that once they were in the second exam room, Nunez told the child that he was going to do a genital test and that the doctor would do another one once he was back with his mother. Surveillance camera footage confirmed that Nunez took the boy to a separate room away from his mother.

The boy said that at the time he didn't know there was anything wrong with the first exam.

“His duties included taking vitals and other things, but he was not a doctor himself,” Irving police Detective Andy Padrutt said at a news conference.

Police confirmed two more victims have been identified, including a nine-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy. Currently, two of the victims have been confirmed to have been abused during an alleged sports physical exam.

Padrutt believes more victims still need to be identified.

In addition to the Irving Little Spurs Pediatrics location, Nunez has worked at locations in Grand Prairie, Arlington and Fort Worth. He also worked in other medical facilities before working at Little Spurs.

“Most of our victims are unaware that anything extraordinary has happened during the investigation. So if parents could just have those difficult conversations with them, go back and talk to them and say, “Hey, you were at the doctor's office.” What all happened? You know? What did the doctor do?'” Padrutt said.

Nunez was released from jail on bail on September 7, two days after his arrest. The investigation is still ongoing.

“We recently learned that an employee performed a medical procedure that went beyond their scope of practice and our established policies. As soon as we became aware, we immediately reported the incident to Child Protective Services, initiated an internal investigation, and terminated the employment of the employee in question,” Little Spurs Pediatrics said in a statement. “Law enforcement continues to investigate the former employee and we are cooperating fully with their investigation.”