Berkeley Psychologist Sentenced For Child Pornography

OAKLAND, CA -- A former child psychologist was sentenced to 78 months in prison on Friday after pleading guilty of possessing child pornography, according to federal prosecutors.

Kenneth Allen Breslin, 69, of Berkeley, admitted to being in possession of more than 600 images and videos of child pornography at his Lafayette residence and former child psychology office in Orinda, prosecutors
said.

The graphics contained "visual depictions of prepubescent children being subjected to sadistic content," prosecutors said in a news release.

"What's most disturbing about this particular case is that Breslin was in a position of public trust as a psychologist and had worked extensively with children in the past," special agent Ryan Spradlin said in a
news release.

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rodgers ordered Breslin to serve a 5-year supervised release period after his jail sentence, in addition to paying restitution of $85,000 to 13 victims in the case.

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