The state dental board wants to suspend the license of an Arizona dentist who was arrested after allegedly offering money for sex to an undercover officer who was posing online as a teenage boy, according to a story published on November 13 on abc15.com.
On November 13, the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners voted to give Dr. Logan Edward Cornwell, 34, the owner of Mesa Dental Implants & Dentures in Mesa, AZ, until November 14 to agree to full practice restriction until his criminal case is resolved, according to the story.
An attorney representing Cornwell asked the board not to suspend his license because the allegations didn’t involve any patients. If Cornwell fails to sign the agreement, the board will move forward with his suspension.
Cornwell, 34, of Gilbert, AZ, has pleaded not guilty to child sex trafficking and weapons misconduct, which was reportedly failing to disclose a firearm at the time of his arrest.
In October, Cornwell purportedly contacted an undercover police officer online. The officer reportedly told Cornwell that he was a 16-year-old boy. The dentist allegedly offered to meet up with the officer, whom he believed was a teen, for sex in exchange for money.
After they purportedly agreed to meet at the “teen’s” apartment, police followed Cornwell’s vehicle to the apartment complex.
About 30 minutes after Cornwell was seen leaving the apartment complex, officers conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, Cornwell reportedly was asked if he had any weapons, and he denied having any. However, police located a firearm inside the vehicle, as well as more than $16,000 in cash, two cell phones, and condoms.
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
