On April 3, 2026, Fort Wainwright Soldier David Andres Mayoral was sentenced to 32 years of prison and lifetime supervision following release for the crimes of producing and posessesing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Mayoral was arrested on March 13, 2025, and indicted by a federal grand jury on March 20, 2025. He pleaded guilty as charged on August 15, 2025.
The investigation began on September 11, 2024, when the Fort Eustis Resident Unit of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (Army CID) received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that five images of alleged CSAM were uploaded to Discord. Fort Eustis Army CID confirmed the images were CSAM and law enforcement issued search warrants for Mayoral’s residence in October 2024.
Approximately 4,200 items of CSAM were found on Mayoral’s Discord account and electronic devices. The material included explicit images and videos of children as well as computer generated/ AI images of child sexual abuse. Some images depicted the violent rape of children.
Mayoral had numerous conversations with adults and minors across several social media platforms regarding CSAM, rape, sexual activities, violence, and self-mutilation. Evidence shows Mayoral attempting to locate information to kidnap victims.
The Court charged Mayoral with three counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. He pleaded guilty to all four charges. After his 32-year prison sentence, Mayoral is required to spend the rest of his life on supervised release.
U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman for the District of Alaska commented on the case: “Mr. Mayoral hid behind the perceived anonymity of the internet and exploited children for his own sick desires. He was unable to hide from the dedicated law enforcement that ultimately uncovered his perversions. He will now spend over three decades behind bars.”
Acting Special Agent in Charge Brandon Waddle of the FBI Anchorage Field Office stated, “Mayoral’s predatory crimes against children, both online and offline, were depraved and an affront to our society. Protecting our children is one of the highest callings in law enforcement. I commend the outstanding work by members of the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force in their commitment to holding child predators accountable and seeking justice for victims.”
Special Agent in Charge Michele Starostka of the Army CID, Western Field Office also provided comment: “Mayoral betrayed the Army’s core values by preying upon and exploiting our most precious and vulnerable. This sentencing is a result of Army CID’s relentless commitment to protecting our communities from child predators.”
