The court in Paroline crafted a new causation standard for awards of restitution following federal criminal convictions. As Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. noted in his dissent, the restitution statute at issue in this case is not limited to child-pornography…
Signs of Sexual Abuse: Tip Sheet for Media
A pamphlet developed by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), What Is Child Sexual Abuse?, highlights various forms of sexual victimization and their distinctive signs and symptoms. Targeted to media professionals, the pamphlet summarizes common behavioral red flags displayed…
Child Porn Restitution Cases Vacated; New Vague Standard Awaits
Yesterday, the Fifth Circuit made it official: The two child-porn restitution orders for Michael Wright and Doyle Paroline, which made it to the U.S. Supreme Court, are now vacated and remanded to the district court. And while the two orders…
Child Porn Victim Can Sue Anonymously
A victim of child pornography who filed a civil suit against her perpetrator has received approval from a Camden federal judge to proceed under a pseudonym and to withhold her real name and address from the defendant. The plaintiff must…
Child Porn Victim Can Sue Anonymously
A victim of child pornography who filed a civil suit against her perpetrator has received approval from a Camden federal judge to proceed under a pseudonym and to withhold her real name and address from the defendant. The plaintiff must…
Should I be hopeful Amy can now recover more restitution after major child porn bust in NYC?
“Just how many prominent, successful men are child porn fiends?”. As the title of this post suggests, following the Supreme Court’s messy “split-the-difference” approach to child porn restitution in its recent Paroline ruling…I am hoping a silver lining to this…