Psychologist Donald Tosti Sentenced in Child Porn Case

A 76-year-old San Rafael man was sentenced to serve eight years in prison and to pay $50,000 in restitution for possessing child pornography, including depictions of young children being raped.

Donald Tosti was convicted on Sept. 14, 2011 on two charges of possessing child pornography and was sentenced on Feb. 2, U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag announced today.

Tosti’s porn collection was discovered after he took his computer to CompUSA for repair. More evidence was found during a search of his home and office.

Tosti was indicted by a federal grand jury on Oct. 6, 2009, with one count of possession of child pornography. A second charge was added by the grand jury on Nov. 24, 2010, based on additional child pornography found after Tosti’s arrest.

“In sentencing Tosti, United States District Court Judge Jeffrey S. White emphasized the size of his collection and the graphic and extreme nature of the child pornography images as aggravating factors in imposing his sentence,” Haag said in a statement.

He worked as a psychologist and is the founder of Independent Learning schools, According to the Marin Independent Journal.

Judge White also sentenced Tosti to a five-year period of supervised release and ordered him to pay $50,000 in restitution to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

The t first became aware of Tosti in 2005.