LOS ANGELES
A former pediatrician pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on dozens of DVDs and to possessing hundreds of such images on his personal computing devices, officials stated.
Gary David Goulin, 62, of the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.
According to his plea agreement, Goulin, in November 2021, knowingly possessed four DVDs that contained sexually explicit material involving minors under 12 years old, according to authorities.
Goulin further admitted in his plea agreement to knowingly possessing 57 DVDs that contained CSAM. The average run time on these DVDs was three hours and 21 minutes.
Goulin admitted that in August 2021, he used his cellphone to receive a video of CSAM knowingly.
Goulin possessed over 600 images that he knew constituted child pornography, some showing children engaging in sadistic or masochistic conduct.
As part of his plea agreement, Goulin agreed to register as a sex offender.
U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong scheduled an Oct. 13 sentencing hearing when Goulin faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
Goulin was charged in Los Angeles Superior Court with possession of child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child. That case was dismissed considering the federal charges against Goulin, which a grand jury brought via indictment in October 2022.
In November 2021, the Medical Board of California prohibited Goulin from practicing medicine.
The FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department investigated this matter.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah S. Lee of the General Crimes Section is prosecuting this case.