LOS ANGELES — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - California, Central), published as received.

LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today charged a childcare program CEO, camp counselor, and private babysitter in a 16-count indictment with using his positions of authority to sexually exploit at least six children he babysat.

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.

Gonzalez has been in federal custody since October 28. A federal magistrate judge the following day ordered him jailed without bond. Gonzalez’s arraignment is scheduled for December 4 in United States District Court in Los Angeles.

According to the indictment and a criminal complaint previously filed in this case, from at least 2021 to 2025, Gonzalez – a long-time childcare provider, private babysitter, and the CEO of Let’s Play LA LLC, a childcare company based in West Los Angeles – produced sexually explicit images of children in his care or supervision. Gonzalez also sexually abused at least one minor victim.

In October 2023 and May 2024, Gonzalez texted the parents of two minor victims – each of them 6-year-old boys at the time – and offered to obtain custody or control of the two victims through his babysitting services, knowing that each victim would be portrayed in a visual depiction engaging in sexually explicit conduct. These requests led to two instances in which Gonzalez produced child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

From April 2025 to August 2025, Gonzalez used social media platforms such as Snapchat and Telegram to distribute and receive images and videos depicting CSAM, including images and videos depicting CSAM of children he had babysat.

In October 2025, Gonzalez knowingly possessed on two Apple iPhones images and videos depicting CSAM, including of the six children who had been under his supervision.

An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.

If convicted, Gonzalez would face a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years in federal prison and a statutory maximum sentence of life imprisonment. 

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

Homeland Security Investigations and the Los Angeles Police Department are investigating this matter. 

Assistant United States Attorneys Kelsey A. Stimson and Kim Meyer of the Major Crimes Section are prosecuting this case.