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Woman alleges doctor kissed, tried to undress her during office visit

Updated Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 | 9:30 p.m.

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Jorge Burgos

The woman who accused North Las Vegas doctor Jorge Burgos of inappropriately touching her told police he hugged, kissed and tried to undress her during a 50-minute office visit Aug. 30.

Since Burgos' arrest, several other people have called North Las Vegas Police, spokeswoman officer Ann Cavaricci said.

Some have alleged they are victims and others have called as character witnesses, saying that Burgos is "very professional," Cavaricci said. Detectives are investigating the allegations.

Burgos, 50, was arrested Wednesday at his office in the 1800 block of East Lake Mead Boulevard, west of Civic Center Drive, on three counts of gross lewdness, according to arresting documents released Thursday. He has posted bail, court spokeswoman Terri March said.

Another patient had accused Burgos of kissing her in 2011, police said. Further details on that case weren’t immediately available.

The woman from the recent case told detectives that Burgos had asked her if she was going to get him in trouble, police said. She told police she asked him to stop multiple times.

Detectives wrote in the report that the woman was crying and shaking when they spoke to her two days after the alleged incident when she reported it to police.

The woman also described multiple other appointments with Burgos dating a year back in which he had been flirtatious and increasingly touchy, police said. During the appointments, Burgos would act as if nothing inappropriate had occurred, the woman told police.

From the report it wasn’t immediately clear if Burgos spoke to detectives during his arrest.

A woman who answered the phone at his office Thursday afternoon declined to comment.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call police at 702-633-9111. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

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