Washington D.C. Child Psychotherapist facing child pornography possession and distribution charges

(August 15, 2025) Earlier this week in a Washington D.C. federal courtroom, Victor Renato Blythe, 60, of the District of Columbia, was charged with distributing and possessing child pornography to another individual.  Blythe is employed as a psychotherapist and specializes in working with children and adolescents. For seven years, Blythe had been previously employed.

Blythe is a licensed psychotherapist with more than 15 years of clinical and therapeutic experience. A native Washingtonian, he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from The American University and a Master’s degree in social work from Howard University.  ~ Fox 5 News

Allegedly, Blythe communicated with another individual regarding his interest in the sexual abuse of children. During the course of those communications, Blythe is alleged to have distributed child pornography to that other individual. Blythe is also alleged to have possessed additional videos depicting child pornography on his electronic devices.

Anyone with any information regarding this case is asked to contact the FBI at tips@fbi.gov.

The case against Blythe is being investigated by the FBI Washington Field Office and the Metropolitan Police Department with the assistance of the Fairfax County Police Department. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

This case is being brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.

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(Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia)

Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today
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