Guilty Verdict in Child Sexual Abuse Material Case

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A federal jury has found Dariel Javier Quiles-Davila, a former Kissimmee Police Department officer, guilty of receiving child sexual abuse material. According to the evidence presented at trial, Quiles-Davila met a child victim while on duty in October 2023 and began communicating directly with the child, soliciting and receiving sexually explicit photographs and videos. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office, and the Kissimmee Police Department, and is being prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Key Takeaways:

  • Dariel Javier Quiles-Davila, a 27-year-old former Kissimmee Police Department officer, was found guilty of receiving child sexual abuse material by a federal jury.
  • Quiles-Davila faces a minimum penalty of 5 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison at his sentencing hearing scheduled for December 16, 2025.
  • The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office, and the Kissimmee Police Department.
  • Quiles-Davila began communicating with the child victim after meeting them while on duty in October 2023 and sent them money and solicited and received sexually explicit photographs and videos.
  • This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael Sartoian as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006.
  • Project Safe Childhood was launched to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.

Statistics:

  • 27 years old: the age of Dariel Javier Quiles-Davila at the time of his conviction.
  • 5-20 years: the minimum to maximum penalty in federal prison for Quiles-Davila's conviction.
  • 1: the number of child victims involved in the case, as reported.
  • 1 officer: the number of former Kissimmee Police Department officers involved in the case, as reported.
  • 1 December 16, 2025: the scheduled sentencing hearing date for Quiles-Davila.
  • 1 May 2006: the launch date of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Sources:

  • United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida.
  • Project Safe Childhood website (initiated in May 2006).