A former pediatrician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was sentenced Friday to 7 1/2 years in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material on dozens of DVDs as well as possessing hundreds of such images on his personal computing devices.
Gary Goulin, 62, of Los Angeles, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, who also ordered him to pay a $50,000 fine and an additional $22,100 in special assessments. He is required to register as a sex offender and will be placed on supervised release for a period of 15 years once he is released from prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Goulin pleaded guilty in April to one federal count of possession of child pornography, admitting to possessing more than 600 images constituting child pornography, some involving minors younger than age 12, court papers show.
After his November 2021 arrest, Goulin was charged in Los Angeles Superior Court with possession of child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child. That case was dismissed when Goulin was indicted by a federal grand jury last year.
In November 2021, the Medical Board of California prohibited Goulin from practicing medicine.
After Goulin’s arrest, his attorney Mark Werksman told City News Service the defendant “spent a lifetime providing quality care to his patients and dedicating himself to his practice. These charges have nothing to do with his patients or his medical practice or the hospital where he worked.”
In a statement after the arrest, Cedars-Sinai announced that it “took immediate action and terminated Dr. Goulin’s employment and his employee access to Cedars-Sinai facilities” after being notified of his arrest and the charges against him.
“Cedars-Sinai remains committed to ensuring the integrity of our employees and the organization.”