FAIRBANKS – A soldier stationed at Fort Wainwright was arrested Thursday, March 13 on the base after a criminal complaint was filed in federal court charging him with production and possession of child pornography.
According to court documents, on Sept. 11, 2024, the Fort Eustis Resident Unit of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division received a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children cybertip reporting that five images of alleged child sexual abuse material were uploaded to an online platform.
Fort Eustis CID reviewed the images and determined they depicted CSAM of prepubescent female children.
A subsequent investigation resulted in law enforcement executing search warrants in October 2024 for the residence of 20-year-old David Andres Mayoral.
A review and forensic examination of Mayoral’s accounts and electronic devices allegedly revealed over 2,500 images and over 680 videos of suspected CSAM that Mayoral possessed and communicated across four messaging applications.
The complaint also alleges Mayoral engaged in sexually explicit conversations with minor victims, where he requested and directed the victims to take sexually explicit photos and send them to him.
Mayoral is charged with three counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
If convicted, Mayoral faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison.
