Child Psychologist Given Almost 2 Years In Prison For Child Porn Possession

Jo Erik Brøyn has been employed as a child psychiatrist for decades and worked closely with the child protective services organization in Norway. He had been afforded a position of authority while working closely with cases involving sexual abuse of children and was designated as being a leader in this area of child protection policy.

But more than a month ago, he was sentenced for having been in possession of a massive amount of child pornography material, receiving almost 2 years behind bars after he was caught having downloaded hundreds of thousands of pictures and videos that showcased brutal sexual abuse against various children.

It's alleged that authorities might have become aware of the materials he was possessing as early as 2014, though he continued working with the CPS system for several years after that.

It's reported that he likely started his collection as early as 1997.

He himself had directly played an active role in ripping apart families and in many of those circumstances, there were no criminal wrongdoing that had been committed against the children that were taken away from their parents.

Some have criticized the way that CPS has dealt with Brøyn specifically when it comes to this incident, because his two children were allegedly first allowed to be placed with family rather than being shipped off to a foster home.

It's also reported that the children have since been returned to Brøyn and some wonder why they might return the children to a confessed pedophile. Some even suspect that a cover-up has been involved and they've called for police to thoroughly investigate the matter further.

Did his colleagues really fail to notice his activities for several decades?

It's understandable to see the frustration arise when it seems like the organization is providing different treatment for one of their own. All the while they've been instrumental in splitting-up families and refusing to accept viable caregivers from being able to look after their own family. When it comes to assessing their own though, it appears as though they might act rather lenient.

In this specific circumstance, a psychologist was appointed to assess the situation and they concluded that Brøyn was trustworthy and likely wasn't going to be a danger to his children.

The court concluded that it was disturbing and to be taken as a serious matter that someone with his level of authority and special expertise on children, who is regarded as a protector, would instead place his own desires ahead of the safety of children.

Brøyn has already had his medical license suspended and he has been kicked out of the Child Expert Commission (CEC). And unfortunately, Brøyn isn't the first individual who has worked closely with the CPS system who has been accused of or been found guilty of being a child predator. There have been a myriad of police officers, social workers, and other professionals in positions of authority who have also been caught.

We can't simply assume because of someone's position in the workplace, that they would never pose such a threat, even with those who you might least suspect---those who are working to supposedly promote child safety.

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Sources:
https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/lifestyle/case-exposing-double-standards-norways-cps
http://www.psychsearch.net/jo-erik-broyn/
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/homosexual-child-psychiatry-expert-convicted-of-child-porn-possession