An Arizona dentist who allegedly offered money in exchange for sex to an undercover officer who was posing online as a teenage boy was arrested on new child sex crime charges, according to multiple news stories published on November 26.
Dr. Logan Edward Cornwell, an employee at Mesa Dental Implants & Dentures in Mesa, AZ, is now charged with five counts of child sexual exploitation after child pornography was found on his devices during a search of his Gilbert, AZ, home, according to the stories.
When Cornwell was rearrested, he was sent to jail and not given a bond due to the initial felony offenses, according to the stories.
In October, Cornwell, 34, was charged with child sex trafficking and a weapons charge after allegedly soliciting an undercover officer for sex. He reportedly failed to disclose a firearm at the time of his arrest.
Cornwell’s dental license was suspended not long after the first allegations surfaced, according to the stories. He will remain suspended until his criminal cases are resolved.
In October, Cornwell purportedly contacted an undercover police officer online on a hookup app. The officer reportedly told Cornwell that he was a 16-year-old boy. The dentist allegedly offered to meet up with the officer, who he believed was a teen, for sex in exchange for money. Cornwell reportedly said in the messages that he “loved” to “spoil younger guys,” according to the stories.
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.
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