LA Child Care CEO Sexually Exploited At Least 6 Children: DOJ

LOS ANGELES, CA — A federal grand jury on Tuesday charged the CEO of a child care program with using his positions of authority to sexually exploit at least six children he babysat, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Miguel Adrian Gonzalez, 28, of West Los Angeles is charged with two counts of obtaining custody of a minor with the intent to produce child pornography, seven counts of production of child pornography, two counts of distribution of child pornography, three counts of receipt of child pornography, and two counts of possession of child pornography, according to prosecutors.

"Gonzalez, who is a long-time childcare provider and private babysitter, took photographs and videos of children in his care or supervision that exposed their genitalia, thus creating child sexual abuse material," reads a previously filed criminal complaint obtained by Patch.

Gonzalez is the CEO of Let’s Play LA LLC, a childcare company based in West Los Angeles.

In October 2023 and May 2024, Gonzalez texted the parents of two 6-year-old boys and offered to babysit the children — with a plan to produce sexually explicit images of the boys, prosecutors claim.

From April 2025 to August 2025, Gonzalez used apps including Snapchat and Telegram to distribute and receive images and videos depicting such illicit material, including images and videos depicting illegal images of children he had babysat, prosecutors claim.

Last month, Gonzalez possessed on two Apple iPhones images and videos depicting child sexual abuse material, including of the six children who had been under his supervision, prosecutors claim.

If convicted, Gonzalez could face a sentence of between 30 years and life imprisonment, prosecutors said.

Gonzalez has been in federal custody since Oct. 28. A federal magistrate judge the following day ordered him jailed without bond pending trial. His arraignment is scheduled for Dec. 4 in Los Angeles federal court.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office also has charged Gonzalez with a felony child sexual exploitation crime in connection with the matter. That case is pending.

City News Service contributed to this report.