Editing Edgardo Díaz (section)

== Allegations ==
In 1991, Diaz was accused by an ex-member of Menudo of sexual abuse on a May 1991 [[Univisión]] Television Program "[[Cristina Show]]". He denied the allegations. Diaz has been the recipient of several sexual crime allegations by former Menudo members, including [[Ralphy Rodriguez]] and [[Roy Rossello]], who accused him of sexual abuse during [[A Fazenda 7|a Brazilian reality show]] on 21 October 2014.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.latinpost.com/articles/24208/20141022/roy-rosello-alleges-former-menudo-manager-abused-him-had-ricky-martin-dress-as-woman.htm | title=Roy Rosello Alleges Former Menudo Manager Abused Him, Had Ricky Martin Dress As Woman | first=Yara | last=Simon | work=Latin Post | date=22 October 2014 | access-date=26 January 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/farandula/nota/edgardodiazrespondeaexmenudoroyroselloportildarlodeabusador-1036151/|title=Edgardo Díaz responde a ex Menudo Roy Roselló por tildarlo de abusador|date=18 September 2014|website=Primera Hora|language=es}}</ref>

On 20 November 2014, [[Rene Farrait]], another former Menudo member, told the [[Telemundo]] show [[List of programs broadcast by Telemundo#Talk/reality shows 2|Suelta La Sopa]]: "Unfortunately, there are many people in the communications world that really know what happened (at Menudo) and are playing stupid", when asked about abuse allegations by Diaz. He did not, however, mention anything about sexual abuse against him or his Menudo bandmates. "He (Diaz) knows perfectly what happened there", Farrait told the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kpmrtv.com/2014/11/20/ex-menudo-rene-farrait-repite-si-hubo-abuso/ |title=Noticias Santa Bárbara &#124; Ex Menudo René Farrait repite: Sí hubo abuso » Noticias Santa Bárbara |access-date=2014-11-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033813/http://www.kpmrtv.com/2014/11/20/ex-menudo-rene-farrait-repite-si-hubo-abuso/ |archive-date=29 November 2014|language=es}}</ref>

Former [[Los Chamos]] member [[Gabriel Fernández (singer)|Gabriel Fernandez]], who was allegedly accepted into Menudo once, made similar allegations in 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.infobae.com/america/entretenimiento/2021/07/22/ex-menudo-gabriel-fernandez-narro-una-extrana-peticion-de-edgardo-diaz-estaba-necesitado-de-carino/ | title=Ex Menudo Gabriel Fernández narró una extraña petición de Edgardo Díaz: "estaba necesitado de cariño" }}</ref>

As of May 2nd 2023, Díaz was under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department over allegations that he sexually assaulted a former teenage member of the group in the 1980s.  It is the first known criminal investigation surrounding Menudo and its creator by law enforcement.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hernandez |first1=Salvador |title=Ex-Menudo star accuses boy band founder of sexual assault. Now the LAPD is investigating |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-02/menudo-sexual-assault-allegations-against-founder-edgardo-diaz-los-angeles-police-investigation-teen-band-member-roy-rossello |access-date=20 May 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=3 May 2023}}</ref>