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Loudoun Co. man charged with sexually assaulting girl at unlicensed dental clinic

A Sterling, Virginia, man has been charged with sexually assaulting a girl who was under anesthetic at his unlicensed dental practice.

According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, an underage girl reported that Juan Ramos Jacobe, 46, sexually assaulted her while she was in his home getting dental work done at his unlicensed practice. She told authorities she was mildly sedated at the time.

An investigation found that Ramos Jacobe had been running a makeshift dental clinic out of his home in the 700 block of N. York Rd. since 2019, the sheriff’s office said.

The sheriff’s office are asking anyone who may have been victimized by Ramos Jacobe to contact Detective P. Roque at 703-777-1021.

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