{"id":252780,"date":"2026-04-16T16:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/252780\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:02:07","slug":"el-paso-dentist-accused-of-child-sex-crimes-has-license-suspended-through-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/252780\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso dentist accused of child sex crimes has license suspended through 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 The El Paso dentist accused of child sex crimes has had his license suspended until 2027, according to online records. <\/p>\n<p>Texas-licensed dentist, Oscar Vargas, has been placed under an enforced suspension, prohibiting him from practicing for an extended period, according to official licensing records.<\/p>\n<p>Vargas has been licensed in Texas since June 8, 1987, and is currently listed as \u201cEnforced Suspension\u201d status and is set to remain suspended until October 31, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>During this time, Vargas is legally barred from practicing dentistry.<\/p>\n<p>Vargas was indicted on charges that accuse him of multiple sex crimes involving a child in March. <\/p>\n<p>RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/grand-jury-indicts-el-paso-dentist-on-11-counts-in-child-sex-crimes-case?src=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Grand jury indicts El Paso dentist on 11 counts in child sex crimes case<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, a grand jury indicted Oscar Vargas in El Paso County on 11 counts, including sexual assault of a child, aggravated sexual assault of a child, indecency with a child, and possession of child pornography.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors also allege Vargas communicated with the child electronically in a sexually explicit manner and sent explicit images.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/el-paso-texas-tx-dentist-accused-of-assault-allegedly-had-15-explicit-images-of-victim-on-phone-state-board-dental-examiners-sheriff-office-county?src=link?src=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">El Paso dentist accused of sexual assault; allegedly had explicit photos of minor victim<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additional counts accuse Vargas of possessing explicit material involving a minor and inducing a child to engage in sexual conduct for the purpose of producing visual material.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment outlines alleged incidents dating back to at least mid-2025, including accusations that Vargas used alcohol and marijuana to impair the child\u2019s ability to resist.<\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up<\/a> to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 The El Paso dentist accused of child sex crimes has had his license&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178888,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":{"0":"post-252780","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-el-paso","8":"tag-el-paso","9":"tag-el-paso-headlines","10":"tag-el-paso-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}