# 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]

## What this stands on

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 Día, News)
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 Rico, News)
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 Día, News)
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 Día, News)
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 Día, News)
6. Cautiño Latoni faces a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 20 years in prison if convicted. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
7. If convicted, Meléndez Pérez and Rosado Rosado face a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
8. Rubén Cautiño Latoni was previously convicted in February 2020 for possession of child pornography. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)

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