A childcare provider and personal babysitter in the Los Angeles area was charged with more than a dozen child sexual exploitation crimes.
Miguel Adrian Gonzalez, 28, of West Los Angeles, has been in federal custody since Oct. 28, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Gonzalez is a long-time childcare provider, private babysitter and the CEO of Let’s Play LA LLC, a childcare company based in West Los Angeles, court documents said.
From at least 2021 to 2025, he is accused of producing sexually explicit images of children in his care or supervision. He is also accused of touching the genitalia of at least one minor victim.
In October 2023 and May 2024, Gonzalez allegedly texted the parents of two children who were both 6-year-old boys at the time, and offered to babysit them. He is then accused of producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) involving the two boys.
From April 2025 to August 2025, he allegedly used social media platforms such as Snapchat and Telegram to distribute and receive images and videos depicting CSAM, some of which involved children he had babysat.
In October 2025, authorities said that Gonzalez had two iPhones that contained images and videos depicting CSAM, some of which included six children who had been under his supervision.
On Nov. 25, Gonzalez was charged with:
Seven counts of production of child pornography
Three counts of receipt of child pornography
Two counts of obtaining custody of a minor with the intent to produce child pornography
Two counts of distribution of child pornography
Two counts of possession of child pornography
If convicted as charged, he could face between 30 years to life in prison.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has also charged Gonzalez with a felony child sexual exploitation crime in connection with the case.
The incidents were investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Los Angeles Police Department.
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