HOUSTON (AP) _ A Houston doctor charged with sexually assaulting four young boys bought his way into the role of adopted grandfather and may have paid one of his victims as much as $155,000 over 10 years.
Dr. Bernard Albina, 69, was arrested Tuesday and charged with five counts of sexual abuse, including continuous sexual abuse of a child, sexual assault of a child and promotion of child pornography.
Harris County Assistant District Attorney Eric Devlin says the children were paid from the time they were very young until they grew up. He said one child may have gotten $155,000 “all the way through.”
The Houston Chronicle reports Devlin said an adult guardian of one of the children may face charges.