Since January 2006, Amy has received more than 1,800 notices that her images have been found in criminal cases. Moreover, as of 2009, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) had found Amy’s images in 3,200 American federal…
Justices Limit Resitution For Child Pornography Victims
The lineup of justices in the case was unusual, with Kennedy joined by justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito Jr. and Elena Kagan. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. dissented seperately.
Supreme Court limits restitution in child pornography case
Amy’s case is one of several in which victims are seeking restitution from people who obtained pictures of sexual abuse online, but it is the only one to reach the high court following a lower court’s decision that restitution of…
Mixed Supreme Court ruling on damages for child porn victims
“As a practical matter, it may be impossible for Amy to collect the full amount if the court is ruling out big awards,” said University of Utah law professor Paul Cassell, who represented Amy. “This will mean hand-to-hand combat in…
Divided court strikes down big porn award
“I really don’t understand where this leaves me and the other victims who now have to live with trying to get restitution probably for the rest of our lives,” Amy wrote on the website of James R. Marsh, one of…
Justices limit restitution to victims by child porn users
The case stems from Congress’ passage of the Sexual Exploitation and Other Abuse of Children Act, which established penalties and restitution for sexual assault, domestic violence and child pornography. The law called for full restitution – but it did not…