Child pornography is a growing international scourge. Demand has increased, as have the number of victims and the cruelty of the crimes. Anonymous online sharing has exacerbated the problem, rendering the industry more opaque and prosecution more elusive. The victims…
New Frontiers in Child Porn Law
The Supreme Court is weighing how much defendants convicted of possessing images of child pornography should have to pay in restitution to the victims depicted in those images. The case involves a woman known as ‘Amy,” whose uncle raped her…
Opinion – Murphy: Court to weigh who must pay in child porn case
The legal issues in Paroline’s case may be complicated, but deciding whom to burden with the task of distributing restitution responsibilities fairly is simple. The bad guys, not the victims or the courts, should bear the burden. Imposing a substantial…
SCOTUS case could hike financial damages for child porn victims
But as victims’ advocates say, courts have had difficulty interpreting how that statute should be applied, and it was a question the U.S. Supreme Court considered on Wednesday in connection with Amy’s case. At stake is the concept of “joint…
The Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Paroline v. Unknown Amy, a case Regarding Restitution for Child Pornography Victims
Professor Cassell, along with lawyer James Marsh, have pursued many in this illegal marketplace on Amy’s behalf, and she has obtained between $1 million and $2 million so far. For them, the enemy is the market itself, and so it…
Paroline, Haugen, Maharaj – Catching Up on the News
But should he really be stuck with the whole bill since he didn’t cause the whole harm? Maybe he should only have to pay restitution for the portion of the 3.4 million harm caused by his looking at those two…