Singer D4vd sued by parents of murdered teen he is accused of killing

The parents of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a 13-year-old who was allegedly sexually abused and murdered by singer D4vd (real name David Burke), have filed a lawsuit against him and his associates. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, accuses Burke of wrongful death, battery, sexual battery, childhood sexual assault, assault, false imprisonment, human trafficking, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

According to the lawsuit, Burke began abusing the victim in November 2023 when she was 13 years old, exchanging text messages about an abortion he acknowledged was his. The parents of the deceased claim that Burke arranged for the victim to be taken to his Hollywood Hills home in April 2025, where he allegedly killed her and disposed of her body.

They also accuse him of human trafficking, stating that he provided the victim with money, food, shelter, designer gifts, travel, a ring, and a promise of future marriage in exchange for sexual acts. Burke, who is charged with murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14, and unlawful mutilation of human remains, pleaded not guilty in April and is being held without bond ahead of his trial.

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