California child psychologist charged with possession of child pornography

December 19, 2016

A Bay Area child psychologist made his initial appearance in federal court Monday on a child pornography charge, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Kenneth Breslin, 68, of Lafayette, is charged in an indictment with knowingly possessing one or more images of prepubescent minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Until last month, Breslin had been the owner and director of A Child’s Point of View, which provided adolescent, adult and family psychotherapy from an office located in Orinda. Breslin was prohibited from practicing psychology following a Contra Costa Superior Court order issued Nov. 28.

Breslin was arrested at his residence and made his initial appearance in federal court in San Francisco Dec. 19. He is currently being held in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. Breslin’s next scheduled court appearance is Dec. 21 at 9:30 a.m. for a detention hearing.

"Bay Area child psychologist charged with possession of child pornography," U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Press Release, Dec. 19, 2016, https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/bay-area-child-psychologist-charged-possession-child-pornography.