The owner of a now-closed nightclub on the East Side was arrested Thursday on multiple charges, according to arrest warrants obtained by KSAT.

Oscar Merlo Jr., 41, has been charged with exploitation of a child as well as sexual assault of a child, the affidavit states. He was booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on a $200,000 bond, jail records indicate.

Merlo allegedly hired a 14-year-old girl to work at his adults-only club — Chateau Chanel Night Club, located in the 3700 block of East Commerce Street — knowing that she was underage, according to court documents.

The girl listed in the affidavits as the victim told SAPD that she was in a “sexually based relationship” with Merlo, documents said. She told a detective that Merlo had provided her with a fake identification

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