Singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Thursday 23 April 2026 as prosecutors revealed that a 'significant amount' of child sexual abuse material was found on a mobile phone allegedly belonging to him. The disclosure came during a procedural hearing in the high-profile case surrounding the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a killing that prosecutors say could ultimately expose the musician to either life imprisonment without parole or the death penalty.
The latest hearing took place exactly one year after Celeste was last known to be alive. The teenager was allegedly seen arriving at D4vd's rented Hollywood Hills home on 23 April 2025, according to investigators. Prosecutors later charged the singer with murder, mutilation of human remains and continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14. D4vd has pleaded not guilty and continues to deny the allegations.
