Man living with Alicia Navarro accused of child sexual abuse: Here are the details in the case

PHOENIX - Months after a missing Arizona teenager was found in a small Montana town, authorities in that state have announced the arrest of a man who was living with Alicia Navarro.

In a statement, officials with the police department in Havre, Mont. announced that Edmund Davis was arrested in Chinook, a town about 22 miles east of Havre.

"Edmund Davis had been sought by law enforcement agencies for his alleged involvement in two counts of sexual abuse of children," read a portion of the statement released by Havre Police officials.

Here are the details surrounding Davis' alleged offenses.

What is Davis accused of doing?

As mentioned by Havre Police officials, Davis was arrested for his alleged connection with child sexual abuse.

In court documents we obtained, Davis is accused of possessing sexually explicit images that feature minors. Court documents state that investigation and warrants processed through Arizona led to Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) being found on Davis' mobile phone.

The documents state that on July 26, a search warrant was executed on an apartment where Navarro and Davis were living in. In all, three mobile phones, including one that Davis was seen throwing into a trash can, along with a laptop and a gaming console, were seized and sent to Glendale Police.

"During the search of these devices, it was learned that the device that was placed in the trash can most likely belonged to [Davis]," read a portion of the court documents.

Officials said over 80 images were found on the device that was determined to be owned by Davis, and of the 80 images, 10 of them were selected and sent to the Phoenix Children's Hospital to receive a so-called "sexual maturity rating."

"Of the ten images provided, nine were rated," read a portion of the documents. "Seven of those nine were rated as children under the age of 13, and the other two were rated as children under the age of 5."

A forensic search was later conducted on Davis' phone, according to investigators, where images from a known CSAM series were found.

Court documents contained graphic descriptions of the images' content, which we have opted not to include.

"There were also a multitude of pictures found that are computer generated or animated content showing apparent children being sexualized," read a portion of the court documents.

So, what's next in the case?

The Associated Press has noted that there are still a number of unanswered questions, including whether Davis played a part in Alicia's disappearance, as well as how and when Alicia ended up in Northern Montana, which is over 1,000 miles away from Glendale.

Police, according to the AP, provided no details about Davis at the time Alicia was found, but neighbors said he’d been living with Alicia for at least a year. Neighbors also said that Navarro and Davis moved out of the apartment days after her whereabouts were revealed by media reports.

What about Davis? What is he being accused of?

Edmund Davis (Hill County Sheriff)

Prosecutors in Montana are accusing Davis of two counts of Sexual Abuse of Children, a crime that carries a maximum 100-year prison sentence.

Court documents state that since some of the alleged victims, as featured in the CSAM, are under the age of 12, and Davis was over the age of 18 at the time of the alleged offense, the first 25 years of the prison sentence cannot be suspended or deferred, and Davis, if convicted, will not be eligible for parole in those first 25 years.

According to the AP, Davis has made an initial appearance in court. He is being held at a detention center on a $1 million bond.

And Alicia?

Alicia Navarro, in a photo released in July 2023

There is no indication that Alicia is somehow involved in the case.

It should also be noted that during a July 2023 interview with Glendale Police, Alicia said no one had hurt her.

Meanwhile, an AP article states that according to Trent Steele, a private investigator who assisted Nuñez in the search for Navarro through the Miami-based nonprofit Anti-Predator Project, Alicia is "in a safe place," but did not otherwise disclose particulars.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report)