Edgardo Díaz, who founded boy band Menudo, is under investigation for allegedly sexually assaulting one of the members.
, Edgardo Díaz, for allegedly sexually assaulting one of its members in the 1980s, according to information from the LA Times.
The LAPD investigation focuses on an alleged attack that occurred at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles against Roy Rosselló.“We can confirm that a report has been taken and that it is an ongoing investigation,” an LAPD spokesperson said in a statement to NBCLA."Due to the confidentiality of the victim, the department cannot provide more.
"That's the man who raped me," he says in the clip, pointing to a photo of José Menéndez."This man. That's the pedophile." Menendez was murdered, along with his wife, in 1989. Their sons, Lyle and Erik, were sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for both crimes. Díaz founded Menudo in 1977, which remained active until 2002. The members participated in the group from the ages of 13 to 16, including
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