Cop asked 16-year-old crime victim he met on duty for nude photos in FL, feds say
A former Central Florida police officer was found guilty of receiving child sexual abuse material in connection with a teenage girl he met on duty when she was a victim of a crime, according to federal prosecutors and court filings.
Dariel Javier Quiles-Davila, 27, of Kissimmee, now faces at least five years in federal prison, with a maximum of 20 years, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida said in an Aug. 27 news release.
He used to work for the Kissimmee Police Department, according to prosecutors.
Attorney Susan M. Malove, who Quiles-Davila retained as his defense counsel, told McClatchy News via email on Aug. 28, “My client maintains his innocence in this case and we intend to appeal.”
While on duty in October 2023, Quiles-Davila encountered the then-16-year-old when she was a crime victim, prosecutors said. He was one of several officers who spoke with her outside the Kissimmee Police Department headquarters in relation to a domestic disturbance, according to court documents.
Afterward, Quiles-Davila found the girl’s phone number and called her from a private number, an FBI special agent wrote in an affidavit.
“During the conversation, (Quiles-Davila) told the (girl) he could not believe she was 16 years old,” the filings says.
Quiles-Davila asked her for her Snapchat username and then started communicating with her over the social media platform, according to the affidavit.
The girl later told a detective that Quiles-Davila asked her to meet with him “to ‘make out’ and ‘give him a chance,’” the affidavit says.
She reported he “even offered to pick her up in his agency vehicle,” the agent wrote in the filing.
Quiles-Davila ultimately asked for and received nude photos and sexually explicit videos from the girl, according to prosecutors and court documents.
He sent her money in exchange, over CashApp, the affidavit says.
Following his arrest, Quiles-Davila told detectives with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office that he did not remember meeting the girl during the domestic disturbance incident in October 2023, according to the filing.
After detectives said they had evidence of him messaging her on Snapchat, the affidavit says he claimed he did not send the messages.
Quiles-Davila pleaded not guilty to receiving child pornography in September 2024, following his indictment, court records show. On Aug. 26, the court denied his motion for acquittal.
An Aug. 26 docket entry states: “The government presented evidence including video footage of Quiles-Davila interacting with the alleged child victim and with a law enforcement officer investigating Quiles-Davila, testimony from the alleged child victim and from this and other law enforcement officers, and records of online communications between Quiles-Davila and the alleged child victim.”
“Viewed in the light most favorable to the Government, this evidence sufficed to satisfy the charged offense’s elements beyond a reasonable doubt,” the docket entry continues.
The Kissimmee Police Department announced in a June 2024 news release that Quiles-Davila was relieved of duty after his arrest that month.
“He has been suspended without pay since that time,” the department’s communication’s director, Alibeth Suarez, told McClatchy News via email on Aug. 28.
“Now that the federal investigation has concluded, our internal investigation is also underway,” Suarez said. “Once that process is complete, we will be able to provide further updates.”
Quiles-Davila is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
This story was originally published August 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM with the headline "Cop asked 16-year-old crime victim he met on duty for nude photos in FL, feds say."
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