SAN ANTONIO – 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 affidavits state. 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…