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HSI and Puerto Rico police arrest three men on child exploitation charges

Three men were arrested in Puerto Rico in separate child sexual exploitation cases within one week.

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Homeland Security Investigations agents with Puerto Rico Police support arrested three men in separate child sexual exploitation cases in Canóvanas, Vega Baja and Guaynabo [1] Samuel Alexander Meléndez Pérez, 25 of Canóvanas, was arrested and accused of transporting, receiving and possessing child sexual exploitation material between October 2024 and August 2026 [2][3][5] Rubén Cautiño Latoni, 37 of Guaynabo, was arrested October 29; authorities allege he held child exploitation material and had a prior 2020 federal conviction for the same offense [4][8] If convicted, Meléndez Pérez and Rosado Rosado face a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison. [6][7]
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  1. Homeland Security Investigations agents with Puerto Rico Police support arrested three men in separate child sexual exploitation cases in Canóvanas, Vega Baja and Guaynabo · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  2. Samuel Alexander Meléndez Pérez, Carlos Javier Rosado Rosado, and Rubén Cautiño Latoni were arrested on charges of receiving, distributing, or possessing child pornography. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  3. Carlos Javier Rosado Rosado, 21 of Vega Baja, was arrested November 3 and accused of receiving, distributing and possessing child exploitation material between June and September 2026 · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  4. Rubén Cautiño Latoni, 37 of Guaynabo, was arrested October 29; authorities allege he held child exploitation material and had a prior 2020 federal conviction for the same offense · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  5. Samuel Alexander Meléndez Pérez, 25 of Canóvanas, was arrested and accused of transporting, receiving and possessing child sexual exploitation material between October 2024 and August 2026 · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  6. Cautiño Latoni faces a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 20 years in prison if convicted. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  7. If convicted, Meléndez Pérez and Rosado Rosado face a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  8. Rubén Cautiño Latoni was previously convicted in February 2020 for possession of child pornography. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
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