A dentist in California who was recently arrested for allegedly engaging in inappropriate conduct with patients is being sued by a 40-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman claiming that he touched them inappropriately during dental treatment.
Dr. Weidong Wang. Image courtesy of City of Seaside Police Department.
The former patients of Dr. Weidong Wang, the operator of A New Image Dentist in Seaside, CA, claim in the suit filed on November 20 that he engaged in sexual battery, gender violence, and negligence. Wang's alleged victims, who were not named in the suit to protect their identities, are seeking an undisclosed amount of damages, including punitive damages.
On November 8, police charged Wang with sexual battery. Since his arrest, other alleged victims have contacted police. Wang, 63, was booked on a $30,000 bail hold. Additionally, police said that Wang has had allegations levied against him since 2017.
In the lawsuit, the male patient claims that Wang sexually abused, battered, and harassed him during two visits at his dental practice in 2024. The man claims that Wang grabbed his penis and testicles over the patient's clothes and fondled him, according to the lawsuit.
During these visits, the man alleged that Wang injected him in the mouth with a substance that he believed to be a numbing agent but which left him heavily sedated instead of numb. Despite his heavily sedated state, the man claims he was able to videotape Wang fondling him. He gave the video to the police the next morning, according to the suit.
In September 2021, a 24-year-old woman claims that Wang sexually abused her during dental treatment. Wang allegedly fondled her breasts over her clothes while she was sitting in the dentist's chair. She claims she held up her hand to get him to stop, but Wang pushed her hand down and allegedly said, "It's OK." He reportedly stopped touching her, so she allowed him to complete her dental care, according to the lawsuit.
After the reported incident, the woman never returned to Wang's office. She alleges that Wang called her multiple times, asking her to return and get more dental work. She reportedly told him that she felt uncomfortable after he fondled her, but he didn't acknowledge it, according to the suit.
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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