YouTube star Ray Diaz has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his 17-year-old girlfriend, the Los Angeles Police Department said on July 12.
Diaz, 33 is a self-described entrepreneur and content creator with more than 304,000 subscribers on YouTube and 3.1 million followers on Instagram.
The first video was uploaded on July 5 and was subsequently removed, however Diaz was arrested on the basis of the video.
“The LAPD is aware of several social media posts related to a social media personality, alleging physical abuse and sexual relations with a minor,” the Los Angeles Police Department said in a post on Twitter.
“We take these allegations seriously. Currently, the Department has directed a group of investigators to look into these allegations,” the police department wrote.
![TV personality Ray Diaz attends the premiere of Lionsgate's 'The Perfect Match' at ArcLight Hollywood on March 7, 2016, in Hollywood, California. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F07%2F13%2FGettyImages-514307918.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
Diaz was taken into custody by the elite Robbery-Homicide Division Special Assault Section with the support of the San Diego Police Department. His bail was set at $500,000, according to a Twitter post by LAPD.
“After a thorough investigation, LAPD Detectives from the elite Robbery-Homicide Division Special Assault Section arrested 33 yr old social media personality ”Ray Diaz” for sexual assault in San Diego, CA, w/ the assistance of San Diego PD. Raymundo Diaz bail is set at $500,000.00,” the police said in another message on Twitter.
![(L-R) Mackinzie Dae, Ayla Woodruff, and Ray Diaz attend 'Rachel Cook celebrates her 23rd birthday at Buca di Beppo' in Los Angeles, California on January 23, 2018. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Buca di Beppo )](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F07%2F13%2FGettyImages-909506792.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
Diaz’s Instagram account has since been changed to private. In a post on Twitter, the social media personality replied to news about his involvement in his girlfriend’s missing status.
![Ray Diaz attends the ZEUS New Series Premiere Party X CIROC Black Raspberry on October 19, 2018, in Burbank, California. (Arnold Turner/Getty Images for Zeus Network )](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F07%2F13%2FGettyImages-1052786180.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
Diaz has denied the allegations of abuse and said the video uploaded by Salek to Instagram on July 5 were part of their “acting lessons.”
“It was my fault if somebody would ever have any suspicions that him and I were dating. He would yell at me for hours,” the teenage girl said.