D4vd's cellphone contained 'child pornography,' L.A. prosecutor says
Los Angeles Times • • general
Key Points:
- David Anthony Burke, known as singer D4vd, was found to have a significant amount of child pornography on his phone, revealed during a court hearing related to the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
- Burke faces charges including murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child, and corpse mutilation; he has pleaded not guilty and his preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 1.
- Prosecutors uncovered 40 terabytes of digital evidence, conducted wiretap operations, and held three secret grand jury hearings, complicating evidence sharing with the defense.
- Hernandez’s body was found dismembered in a car trunk with stab wounds; prosecutors allege Burke killed her to prevent exposure of his crimes and protect his music career.
- If convicted, Burke faces life imprisonment without parole or possibly the death penalty; prosecutors have not yet decided on seeking capital punishment.
