Text Exchanges Reveal Past Pregnancy

During a recent court hearing, investigators presented a series of text messages between the 21-year-old singer D4vd, legally named David Anthony Burke, and 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The correspondence, dating back to 2024, indicates that the teenager had previously been pregnant and underwent an abortion roughly a year before her body was discovered.

In one exchange from June 2024, Rivas Hernandez, then 13, questioned D4vd: «What [if] the first abortion didn’t work?» Earlier messages from January 2024 show the singer apologizing to the teenager for the circumstances she was facing. Furthermore, the records include an inquiry from D4vd regarding paternity, to which Rivas Hernandez responded, «Of course it’s yours David.» In another June message, the singer reportedly wrote, «Let’s let this abortion be the last one til we have the real one…»


Legal Proceedings and Allegations

These messages were introduced during a preliminary hearing that commenced on July 21. The court is currently evaluating whether the prosecution has presented sufficient evidence to move the case to trial. Prosecutors allege that D4vd sexually abused the minor and subsequently killed her after she threatened to expose the abuse, which could have jeopardized his musical career.

The remains of Rivas Hernandez were discovered in September 2025 inside a vehicle registered to the singer at a Los Angeles impound lot. D4vd was taken into custody in April of this year.


Defense Response

D4vd has formally entered a plea of not guilty to charges of murder, child sexual abuse, and mutilation of a body. His legal defense team, consisting of Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski, and Regina Peter, maintains his innocence. In a public statement, his attorneys asserted:

«Let us be clear — the actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death.»

The legal team also noted that no formal indictment has been returned by a grand jury at this stage of the proceedings.