Child Custody Psychiatrist Defends Sexually Explicit Facebook Page
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A local mom says she was shocked when she discovered lewd images on Facebook of a prominent Beverly Hills psychiatrist depicting him in S&M attire, engaging in male prostitution and promoting illegal drug use.
"Almost everything that I saw on his Facebook was all related to drugs and sex," says Deborah Singer of Calabasas. "If I had one photo like that of myself on the Internet, they would take my child from me in one second."
Dr. Joseph Kenan, who has evaluated hundreds of child custody disputes, is at risk of losing his caseload — and possibly his license — after the Medical Board of California has also announced an investigation into the social network postings.
Kenan, who serves as the president of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry, apparently used the aliases "Joe Kegan" and "Joe Keegan", posted sexually explicit photos — which he has since taken down — of himself baring his buttocks, holding a banner with an apparent allusion to cocaine use, and club ads promoting male prostitution.
Kenan was unavailable for comment on the photos, but Kenan's attorney, Donald S. Eisenberg, insists the doctor's personal life had no bearing on his professional performance.
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