Miami, Florida, United States
A Little Havana business owner, Manuel “Melo” Sanchez Reyes, was charged with 42 counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child. Police believed he preyed on young girls for years.
Location
United States · Miami, Florida · 1998 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
Four adults were charged with operating a prostitution ring with up to 50 girls ages 12 to 15 at the Starlite East Motel in the Little Havana neighborhood in Miami.
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