{"id":236311,"date":"2026-04-23T20:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/d4vd-singer-accused-murderer-had-significant-amount-of-child-sex-abuse-material-on-phone\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:05:12","slug":"d4vd-singer-accused-murderer-had-significant-amount-of-child-sex-abuse-material-on-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/d4vd-singer-accused-murderer-had-significant-amount-of-child-sex-abuse-material-on-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"D4vd: Singer, Accused Murderer Had &#8216;Significant Amount&#8217; of Child Sex Abuse Material on Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last week, R&amp;B singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/d4vd-arrested-in-connection-with-death-of-14-year-old-celeste-rivas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D4vd was arrested in connection with the death Celeste Rivas Hernandez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, more than seven months after a body was found in the trunk of his car, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/d4vd-charged-with-murdering-14-year-old-celeste-rivas-hernandez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D4vd was charged with murdering Rivas Hernandez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, the singer was back in court for a hearing in which both sides presented new information, including a claim from the prosecution that d4vd \u2014 whose real name is David Burke \u2014 had stored a \u201csignificant amount\u201d of child sexual abuse images on his phone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2204207564-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"d4vd attends the Coperni Womenswear Fall\/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week  at Adidas Arena on March 09, 2025 in Paris, France. \" class=\"wp-image-553495 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2204207564-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2204207564-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2204207564-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2204207564-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2204207564-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2204207564-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2204207564-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2204207564-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">d4vd attends the Coperni Womenswear Fall\/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week  at Adidas Arena on March 09, 2025 in Paris, France. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prosecutors said today that they have more than 40 terabytes of discovery to turn over to the defense.<\/p>\n<p>Thus far, only about 30 percent of the evidence has been turned over, a fact that is expected to delay the start of the trial.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, D4vd is being held without bail at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/d4vd-significant-amount-child-sex-abuse-images-icloud-account-prosecut-rcna341618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, the 21-year-old was \u201cstoic\u201d in the courtroom today.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke only twice, once mumbling \u201cyeah\u201d when the judge asked if he agreed to the date of his next hearing, which is set for Friday, May 1.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"d4vd attends Variety's 2024 Power of Young Hollywood at Santa Monica Proper Hotel on August 08, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.  \" class=\"wp-image-553496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"d4vd attends Variety's 2024 Power of Young Hollywood at Santa Monica Proper Hotel on August 08, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.  \" class=\"wp-image-553496 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165966565-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">d4vd attends Variety\u2019s 2024 Power of Young Hollywood at Santa Monica Proper Hotel on August 08, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Monica Schipper\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On a second occasion, David said, \u201cYes, ma\u2019am,\u201d when the judge asked if he understood how his next hearing would be conducted.<\/p>\n<p>Attorneys for Burke claimed that their client is innocent of any wrongdoing, and they announced their intention to \u201cvigorously defend his innocence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear at this time how much of the massive data file recovered from Burke\u2019s devices is believed to be sexual abuse material.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors also did not reveal if any of the explicit images were of Rivas.<\/p>\n<p>The 14-year-old disappeared from home in April of last year. Prosecutors allege that Burke murdered her with a sharp object shortly thereafter before dismembering her body and hiding it in the trunk of his Tesla.<\/p>\n<p>The Rivas Hernandez family was not present in court today<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese findings have caused profound emotional pain for the family,\u201d Rivas Hernandez family attorney Patrick Steinfeld said this week. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey respectfully ask for privacy, understanding, and patience as they process this information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/d4vd-singer-accused-murderer-had-significant-amount-of-child-sex-abuse-material-on-phone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Last week, R&amp;B singer D4vd was arrested in connection with the death Celeste Rivas Hernandez. On Monday, more than seven months after a body was found in the trunk of his car, D4vd was charged with murdering Rivas Hernandez. 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