Taking Child Pornography Seriously by Improving Restitution for Victims

Key Takeaways

• Combatting child pornography requires that laws and their enforcement be based on the unique ways that these crimes impact victims.
• The aggregate causation standard is best suited to impose restitution for the losses suffered by victims of non-contact child pornography crimes such as possession.
• Congress’s 2018 law holds more defendants accountable and increases victim restitution, but Congress and the Department of Justice can do more to help victims.

James R. Marsh Founder

James R. Marsh has over 30 years experience advocating for children, victims, and survivors in state and federal trial courts, federal circuit courts across the country, the United States Congress and state legislatures, and the United States Supreme Court.

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