Parents sue Chandler Dentistry, employee in child abuse case

According to court records, 28-year-old Deion Alexander Garcia of Mesa is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 16 on suspicion of 14 counts of child abuse. Charging documents indicate that Garcia was a dental assistant when he committed these crimes on two girls, 4 and 6, on May 8 and 9 while working at Kidiatric Dental & Orthodontics.

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the parents of a girl who, according to criminal court records, said as a 6-year-old that Garcia touched her genitals on Sept. 9, 2022, while taking X-rays of her at the Chandler Heights location. However, according to criminal court records, Chandler police dropped the case due to lack of evidence.