William Ayres is accused of sexually abusing young male patients in cases dating back to the 1970s. By Scott Gold, Times Staff Writer
A prominent California child psychiatrist who created a controversial sex-education program and treated scores of youths referred to him by schools and social services programs was arrested Thursday evening and accused of sexually molesting former patients.
Dr. William Ayres, 75, a former president of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, was arrested without incident at his home in Northern California, said San Mateo Police Capt. Mike Callagy. He was charged with 14 counts of lewd and lascivious acts on children under age 14. The alleged victims are male, Callagy said, and are now grown men.
Ayres was being transported to the San Mateo County Jail at about 7 p.m., where he will be held in lieu of $1.5-million bail, Callagy said.
Ayres, who has practiced in the San Mateo area since the 1960s, was considered a leading expert in numerous facets of child psychiatry. At one time, a former associate said, he was considered "the leading adolescent psychiatrist in Northern California."
He was trusted by officials who administered social services, many of whom sent child after child to be treated by him. He served on a Bay Area commission on children and families and received a lifetime achievement award five years ago for his work on behalf of children.
A tall, charismatic man, Ayres also generated a fair amount of controversy during his career. He wrote and narrated a widely disseminated, 15-part educational television series for pre-teens on sex and relationships called "Time of Your Life," which was praised in some quarters as an honest and nuanced portrayal of love and sex and lambasted in others as overly explicit.
Please this was a no brainer...that guys sex-ed program bordered on NAMBLA advocacy.
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