Texts reveal 14-year-old allegedly murdered by singer D4vd had pregnancy and abortion

Image source, AFP via Getty Images By Sareen Habeshian and Sam Mulick , Reporting from court in Los Angeles Published 25 July 2026, 01:13 BST Updated 3 hours ago WARNING: Readers may find details in this article distressing.

Texts between singer D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old he is accused of murdering, reveal she had been pregnant and had had an abortion before her death.

The messages were shown during a hearing for a judge to determine if the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, should go on trial for the teen's death last year.

"What [if] the first abortion didn't work?" Celeste texted Burke in June 2024, according to prosecutors. She was 13 years old at the time and he was 19.

Prosecutors say Burke killed her after she threatened to reveal he had been abusing a minor and destroy his career. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering and sexually abusing the girl.

In an exchange from January 2024, Burke apologised to the teen for "putting her through this", according to messages shown in the Los Angeles court on Friday.

She responded, "neither of us are capable of watching and taking care of the baby. it's for the best no?"

Burke asked, "also my mother always told me to ask this question if I was ever in this situation … it is mine right?"

Celeste replied "of course its yours David", according to testimony from a detective.

The court heard that in another text to the teen, sent in June 2024, Burke wrote: "Let's let this abortion be the last one til we have the real one…"

Prosecutors presented iCloud data recovered from the defendant's iPhone, showing texts between him and Celeste dating back to 8 August 2022, when she was 11 years old and he was 17.

The device belonging to Burke also had photos of the teenager during the alleged sexual abuse, prosecutors and Los Angeles Police Detective Corey Farell said on Friday.

The victim's mother, Mercedes Rivas Hernandez, became visibly emotional and left the court with her husband as details of some of the pictures were described during the proceedings.

Burke's phone also showed conversations the two had had about moving in together, which they had dubbed "Operation Awesome".