Police have arrested a Stanford pediatrician for allegedly sending pornographic images to a minor girl and trying to have sex with her.
Dr. Dylan O’Connor, 33, who practices at Stanford’s Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, California, was caught in a sting operation in Redwood City last Friday, according to police.
Redwood City police are investigating O’Connor after receiving a tip from another law enforcement unit monitoring the illegal exchange of images involving children.
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During their investigation, they discovered pornographic images that O’Connor allegedly sent to the girl.
O’Connor is accused of trying to meet the self-proclaimed minor victim to have sex with her, police said.
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The pediatrician was arrested by police when he arrived. He is accused of sending harmful material to a juvenile and visiting a minor for ugly purposes.
Police are investigating whether there are more victims.
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A Stanford Medicine spokesman said in a statement to the San Francisco Chronicle that O’Connor had been placed on unpaid administrative leave.
“These are serious criminal charges, which we believe are still being investigated by law enforcement, and we cannot comment further at this stage,” the spokesman said.
This report originally appeared in the New York Post.