A Florida Dad Took His 16-Year-Old Daughter to a Strip Club and Let Her Snort Cocaine

He's been arrested and charged with neglect.

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Jose Manuel Arguelles, 59, was arrested on Wednesday after a raid on Pink Pony Gentleman's Club in Doral, Fla. Tuesday night. He's accused of bringing his 16-year-old daughter and her friend to a strip club and letting the girls drink and snort cocaine, CBS Miamireports.

Apparently Arguelles, who doesn't know where to draw the line when it comes to being a cool dad, brought his daughter and her friends to the club multiple times. A concerned mom went to police with photos and videos of her daughter with Arguelles' daughter at the Pink Pony—one photo shows the girls on a pole next to a stripper. She found the photos on her daughter's phone after checking her into rehab. The mom refused to identify herself, but she did give CBS a piece of her mind:

The things on the videos, I could describe it as disgusting. An adult has a choice to make his decisions with his own life, but you don’t do that with minors. You don’t distort their future because of your addictions.

Arguelles is charged with child neglect, giving drugs to children, and eight counts of promoting sexual performance by a child. His bail is set at $45,000. The Pink Pony, which was closed by emergency order during the raid, will remain closed until Arguelles' case is heard before a higher court. 

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