Hundreds of green-shirted Skidmore College students staged a dramatic rally Friday to protest their school’s handling of a sexual assault case and to support a victim who spoke publicly about what happened to her. Reina Keifer, a sophomore from Berkeley,…
Congress needs to act to allow victims of child sex abuse to recover restitution
The justices are right in thinking that Congress should revisit the issue. Legislation set to be introduced Wednesday by Sens. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) seems to be a step in the right direction, with its…
Child porn restitution bill passes Senate, sets minimum damages for victims
A bill named for two women whose childhood images were turned into heinous pornography was handily passed in the Senate on Wednesday. The Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act was approved by a 98-0 vote. The measure…
Senate passes bill to help child porn victims recover damages
The bill is in response to a 2014 Supreme Court case that essentially ruled in favor of a man convicted for viewing child pornography. The court decided that even though the man had clearly harmed the victim, he was only…
U.S. Sentencing Commission Releases Video to Aid Federal Crime Victims
The United States Sentencing Commission today released a video entitled “Victims’ Rights and Federal Sentencing,” which aims to help crime victims exercise their right to participate in the sentencing process. Federal crime victims have a right to participate in sentencing…
Federal Criminal Restitution for Child Pornography Victims
On April 23, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision concerning federal criminal restitution for child pornography victims. The case, Paroline v. United States, 134 S. Ct. 1710 (2014), attracted 14 amicus briefs supporting a victim named…