Dozens of photographs and text messages taken from D4vd\u2019s cellphone suggest the singer impregnated a teenage girl and convinced her to have an abortion when she was just 13 \u2014 a year before he allegedly killed her and dismembered her body, according to evidence made public in court Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Police Det. Corey Farell laid out the alleged sexually abusive relationship between the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, and Celeste Rivas Hernandez in graphic detail, during what is likely the final segment of Burke\u2019s preliminary hearing on murder and sex abuse charges. Burke has pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing through his attorneys.<\/p>\n
Farell and Los Angeles County Deputy Dist. Atty. Beth Silverman displayed hundreds of pictures and texts that show Burke and Hernandez discussing sexual interactions, fears of a pregnancy and ultimately, an abortion appointment being made in January 2024. <\/p>\n
The messages on the phone spanned from November 2023 to March 2025, the detective said. There were nearly 50 photographs captured from a search of Burke\u2019s phone that also depicted either Hernandez naked or the pair engaged in sex acts, according to Farell. Burke\u2019s cellphone lock screen was a picture of the pair, topless, locked in an embrace, the detective said.<\/p>\n
Other photos showed Hernandez touching hands with Burke while wearing a ring. At least one image captures a tattoo of the name \u201cDavid\u201d in red ink on Hernandez\u2019s finger. Prosecutors have alleged that Burke amputated two of Hernandez\u2019s fingers after dismembering her body with a chainsaw last year, allegedly to cover up evidence of the tattoo linking the two.<\/p>\n
According to text messages displayed in court, the two also discussed a plan to move in together in February 2024, which Hernandez dubbed \u201cOperation Awesome.\u201d Hernandez was reported missing to Riverside County authorities by her parents that same month.<\/p>\n
In January 2024, Burke and Hernandez had an exchange about the 13-year-old possibly being pregnant with his child, according to the messages shown in court.<\/p>\n
\u201cwen u gonna get it done,\u201d Burke asked, referencing an abortion appointment, according to Farrell.<\/p>\n
\u201ctwo days,\u201d Hernandez wrote back, according to the texts shown in court.<\/p>\n
\u201calso my mother always told me to ask this question if I was ever in this situation \u2026 it is mine right?\u201d Burke asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cof course its yours David,\u201d Hernandez replied, according to the detective\u2019s testimony.<\/p>\n
When the two discussed a plan for Hernandez to move into Burke\u2019s Los Angeles residence around Valentine\u2019s Day 2024, Burke referred to the date as \u201cthe most important day of your life next to da wedding day,\u201d according to the texts displayed in court.<\/p>\n
Before delving into the pictures \u2014 which were not displayed to the court because prosecutors said many of them constituted child sex material \u2014 a visibly emotional Silverman turned to Hernandez\u2019s parents and pleaded with them to leave the courtroom, warning them \u201cit\u2019s too much.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eventually, they stood up and exited. Hernandez\u2019s mother could be heard softly crying as she exited into the hallway.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors charge that Burke killed Hernandez<\/a> last April and stuffed her dismembered body inside the trunk of his Tesla, where it was discovered months later. Prosecutors say Hernandez was last seen alive at the 21-year-old\u2019s Doheny Place residence after she threatened to reveal their relationship.<\/p>\n The singer has has rarely spoken or betrayed reactions to testimony. It is not clear whether his attorneys will call any witnesses before the proceeding ends. Farell is expected to be the final prosecution witness, meaning the proceedings should wrap up Monday.<\/p>\n
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