Marsh says proximate cause should not matter in determining whether Amy receives restitution. “We think that the standard is harm. It’s not cause,” Marsh says. “If the victim was harmed by the criminal defendant’s conduct, then she is entitled to…
Courts: Should child-porn victims get restitution?
Every day, “Misty” finds out that another pedophile has been caught with images of her. He could be a pastor, a cop or a mechanic busted with pornographic pictures taken when she was 8 or 9 years old. In each…
Federal courts struggle with tough new question: restitution for child porn victims
Requests for restitution have picked up as more victims are identified – and as a couple of victims, including Amy, have hired attorneys, said Meg Garvin, executive director of the National Crime Victim Law Institute in Portland, Ore. Hundreds of…
‘Misty Series’ Haunts Girl Long After Rape: 8-Year-Old Abused By Uncle Winning Restitution
Some judges have said restitution goes too far in punishing pedophiles whose only crime is to view photos, but Amy’s lawyer, James Marsh, disagrees, saying the brutality in the “secret society” of child pornography requires tough measures. “This is not…
Child Pornography, and an Issue of Restitution
When Amy was a little girl, her uncle made her famous in the worst way: as a star in the netherworld of child pornography. Now, with the help of an inventive lawyer, the young woman known as Amy – her…
Texas judge refuses bid to make child porn users pay damages
A federal judge in Texas Monday sentenced a man to two years in prison for possession of child porn, but refused to make him pay $3.4 million in restitution to the girl in the pictures. Prosecuting lawyers called the ruling…