Stunning SF Kiddie Porn Allegations

[+ Lucky]

A long time leader in gay rights and human rights has been arrested in San Francisco on charges of kiddie porn, the SF Weekly is reporting. Larry Brinkin, 66, has been released on bail after his Friday arrest, based upon a tip from the Los Angeles Police Department, which led investigators to believe he was using his AOL address in pursuit of illegal images. Brinkin retired from the San Francisco Human Rights commission in 2010, and the first week of February was named "Larry Brinkin Week" by the SF Board of Supervisors.

 

Now, here is where it gets weird, as if it was not already. Police have released the search warrant with the information they had and what they obtained from Brinkin. What is on that information is so shocking, and so inconsistent with someone devoted to human rights, that I just have to wonder if this is a setup, especially timed as it was with San Francisco's Gay Pride Weekend. It just defies belief that someone who worked for equality would be into interracial abuse of infants. Period. I know, it could be true, and most people will assume that it is, America no longer believing in the innocent until proven guilty thing, but if it is true, disillusionment wins again. Really, it would be such a shame. And, if not true, how does a man recover from allegations such as these?

 

I won't quote from the search warrant. But SFWeekly will: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2012/06/larry_brinkin_chil_porn.php

[Samai139]

Before reading your post and the short article from the blog, I had never heard of Larry Brinkin. Now that I know who he is, I'll do some research and hopefully have some perspective on his past public personna.

As far as guilt/innocence is concerned? In my mind and in the minds of all Americans he should be considered innocent until one of the following occurs:

1. He admits that the AOL account cited is his and he in fact downloaded and viewed and stored the images cited.

2; He is arrested, charged and convicted by either a bench trial or a trial by his peers.

3. He, God forbid, commits suicide and leaves indisputable evidence that he was in fact guilty of possessing child porn.

There are perhaps other scenarios which would determine his guilt. What should NOT determine that guilt is an endless stream of hints, half-truths, lies and other forms of garbage that perhaps will, if it already hasn't, be forthcoming from the various media outlets and social networks.

Mr. Birkin's reputation is already ruined in the minds of many and that is tragic if he is in fact innocent.

But if he's guilty? No mercy from this quarter; knowingly and deliberately possessing child pornography is beyond the pale.

[+ Lucky]

I agree. No mercy if he is guilty. The breech of public trust alone would be amazing. The SF Chronicle picked up the story today, and at SFGate.com, their website, the comments are what you would expect- how we are all molesters, etc.

But, what bothered me is the timing and the particularly nasty nature of the inter-racial and infant abuse. It is designed to destroy a reputation, either by an unknown source or the individual himself.

[+ FreshFluff]

The whole story seems pretty strange, whether it's true or false. Hs husband never noticed any of the porn lying around? (Pedophiles have large collections, and it's almost impossible to keep them completely hidden unless the have their own places.) If he did notice, wouldn't he leave or possibly turn his husband in?

 

But, what bothered me is the timing and the particularly nasty nature of the inter-racial and infant abuse. It is designed to destroy a reputation, either by an unknown source or the individual himself.

 

I agree. The combination of pedophilia AND infants AND white supremacy seems really odd.

[maxwellissmart]

The whole story seems pretty strange, whether it's true or false. Hs husband never noticed any of the porn lying around? (Pedophiles have large collections, and it's almost impossible to keep them completely hidden unless the have their own places.) If he did notice, wouldn't he leave or possibly turn his husband in?

 

 

 

I agree. The combination of pedophilia AND infants AND white supremacy seems really odd.

 

I don't recall ever having seen that particular combination in a case like this. It will be fairly easy for them to discover how long the files have been in his possession and how they got there.

[+ nycman]

....It just defies belief that someone who worked for equality would be into interracial abuse of infants....

 

Interracial abuse of infants?

 

What did they do? Bleach black babies?

[+ Lucky]

I don't know the man being charged, but friends in SF who do simply don't believe the allegations. He carries a great reputation, but it would seem that someone wanted to hurt the gay community on its Pride Weekend, and worse, hurt this man who dedicated his career to human rights. Original reports said that the DA would decide yesterday what to charge him with, if anything, and no charges came forward. The comments by readers at SFGate.com are almost universally negative, anti-gay, and certainly anti the suspect here. I would hate to be in his shoes if he is, as I suspect, innocent and the victim of a cruel set-up.

So now the suspense is whether my gut instinct is correct.

[+ Lucky]

It would look like the authorities are trying hard to right in this matter. SFWeekly predicted charges would be filed yesterday, yet they weren't even filed today. A prominent lawyer up there told me that the case doesn't "pass the smell test."

So many people who know this guy are standing up for him.

None of that means we couldn't be wrong, but it is a good sign that they are trying to gather the facts before they act. It doesn't always happen that way.

[orbital sander]

It doesn't always happen that way.

 

In fact, it RARELY happens that way here in the good ol USA. Damage is already done, the anti-gay movement will use this not matter what.

[TruthBTold]

What seems odd to me is that police/FBI organizations are notorious for hard-nosed investigations of child pornography. If he had been indulging in such things, especially infant abuse, they would have moved fairly quickly against this guy and he would have been prosecuted lickety-split. No prosecutor is going to be shown to have allowed abuse to go own for long periods of time once they get a whiff of it.

[instudiocity]

Interracial abuse of infants?

 

What did they do? Bleach black babies?

Bleach? No, but Tar Baby wouldn't be as nice as the words he used.