James Marsh, an attorney who represents victims of child sexual exploitation, says Facebook must do more than just what is required by law. “Facebook has a moral and public duty to monitor and stop this activity on their site. Hiding…
Child porn victims heard
But New York attorney James Marsh notes one of his clients, a young woman known only as Amy, has provided a statement “in well over 500 criminal cases.” The statement “not only expresses the often-devastating effect of a crime on…
Online Viewer of Child Pornography Ordered to Pay Restitution to the Victim
A man caught with pornographic images of a girl being sexually abused by her uncle has been ordered to pay restitution of nearly $50,000 to the victim, even though the defendant was a viewer of illegal images collected from the…
Prosecutors pursue restitution for child-exploitation victims
But not everyone agrees on exactly who should be ordered to pay restitution: Should it be limited to the person who produced the pornography, or should people who possess the images be required to pay? New York attorney James R….
Victims of child porn seeking restitution
A victim from rural Pennsylvania who goes by the pseudonym “Amy,” for example, has received $231,102.28 from nine defendants so far, said her attorney, James M. Marsh. The money is paying for therapy for Amy, now 20, who lives with…
Minn. lawyer aims to track, sue child porn users
James Marsh, an attorney who represented the young woman for which Masha’s Law was named, said few lawsuits have been filed under it partly because few child pornography victims come forward. Also, jurisdictional issues can pose a problem. But he…