What Harm? What Blame?

January 22nd, 2014 2:27 pm 

Argument recap: Sorting out the blame

"Analysis

"The Supreme Court left no doubt on Wednesday that it is willing to do its part to make sure that victims of child pornography get paid money to offset the harm done to them. But it also found itself very much in doubt about just what that part would be. The answer in the case of Paroline v. United States may depend upon how the Court understands two words: “apportion” and “contribution.”"

http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/01/argument-recap-sorting-out-the-blame/#more-204307

Possessing 'Child Porn'/IIOC - What Harm? What Blame? - http://t.co/xJrkSTwvOg
— The OSC (@TheOSC1) January 23, 2014

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January 20, 2014 9:43 AM

Supreme Court to Decide on Child Porn Victim Restitution

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/01/20/supreme-court-to-decide-on-child-porn-victim-restitution

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The lies and disinformation ...

http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/documents/Legal_AmicusBriefAmy.pdf#page=1

"Individuals who possess child pornography violate and exploit their victims by viewing a record of..." Pt. 1 of 2 http://t.co/nTbhvQLGu9
— NCMEC (@MissingKids) January 23, 2014

"... the child’s sexual abuse for personal gratification, thereby causing permanent injury to the victim" Pt. 2 of 2 http://t.co/nTbhvQLGu9
— NCMEC (@MissingKids) January 23, 2014

@MissingKids ... and yet, you have so little empirical evidence. That which exists, is from dubious professionals.
— The OSC (@TheOSC1) January 23, 2014

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JAN. 23, 2014

Fake Disability Claims

"Seeking compensation for post-traumatic stress syndrome has been a cottage industry, replete with coaches who ride shotgun to help claimants recite the scriptures of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders."

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/24/opinion/fake-disability-claims.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0

JAN. 7, 2014

Charges for 106 in Huge Fraud Over Disability

"The retired New York City police officers and firefighters showed up for their psychiatric exams disheveled and disoriented, most following a nearly identical script.

They had been coached on how to fail memory tests, feign panic attacks and, if they had worked during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, to talk about their fear of airplanes and entering skyscrapers, prosecutors said. And they were told to make it clear they could not leave the house, much less find a job.

But their Facebook pages told investigators a starkly different story, according to an indictment and other court papers."

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/08/nyregion/retired-new-york-officers-and-firefighters-charged-in-social-security-scheme.html

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28-01-2014

Dutch Rapporteur visits United States

http://www.dutchrapporteur.nl/current/news/archief/dutch-rapporteur-visits-united-states.aspx?cp=64

Jan. 25, 2014

Paroline decision will have worldwide impact

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20140126/OPINION/301260035/Paroline-decision-will-worldwide-impact

First Published Jan 15 2014 06:52 pm • Last Updated Jan 16 2014 09:49 am

Utah law professor to make case for child-porn victims

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57400897-78/amy-restitution-court-child.html.csp

More Poster Girls

Posted: 05/29/2013: Last Updated: 8 hours and 16 minutes ago

Mother sues 200+ 'pedophiles' who viewed child porn featuring her children

"Annapolis, MD. - An Annapolis woman has filed a lawsuit in federal court against more than 200 people attorneys are calling pedophiles [sic]. Attorneys claim the men included in the lawsuit viewed child pornography featuring the woman's children."

"The family is asking for $8-million in compensatory damages and $24-million in punitive damages from each defendant. Kelly says the goal is to stop the trade of this kind of porn, saying, "Curb the demand for this stuff by making the price of paying to play, paying to be involved, so high, that people will be discouraged from doing it." [oh dear, oh dear]

"The lawsuit claims invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress and other charges. It's based, according to Kelly, upon a federal statute known as "Masha's Law." The statute was enacted in 2009 as a way to break down the growing market for child porn by imposing civil penalties on those who create, trade and view it. [that worked, then - not]"

http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/mother-sues-100-pedophiles-who-viewed-child-porn-featuring-her-children

JANE DOE, AS NEXT FRIEND OF *INDIVIDUALS KNOWN TO THE DEFENDANTS AS CHILD 1 AND *CHILD 2 IN THE YKND SERIES Anne Arundel County, Maryland

http://www.scribd.com/doc/144426364/Jane-Doe-v-Matthew-Alter

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Child-Porn Victim Brings Her Story to Washington

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/national_world&id=4519048

Only So Much One Can Milk The Salty Cow

March 11, 2013 8:00 pm

Child pornography victim loses restitution appeal

"A child pornography victim [sic] seeking nearly $1 million in restitution from a Lincoln man caught with pictures of her on his computer in 2010 lost an appeal Monday of the judge's $3,333 award.

In November 2010, a search of RF's Lincoln address turned up 26 digital images and 23 videos on his computer after Lincoln police investigators discovered them using file-sharing software."

http://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/child-pornography-victim-loses-restitution-appeal/article_51122bda-b94d-5b4c-8541-5c7093774168.html

Child porn victim loses appeal seeking restitution

http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Child-porn-victim-loses-appeal-seeking-restitution-4349290.php

Split Eighth Circuit panel weighs in on child porn restitutution issues

http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2013/03/split-eighth-circuit-panel-weighs-in-on-child-porn-restitutution-issues.html

"Sentencing Policy Adjudication and Empiricism" with a focus on federal child porn sentencing

http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2013/03/sentencing-policy-adjudication-and-empiricism-with-a-focus-on-federal-child-porn-sentencing.html

Sentencing Policy Adjudication and Empiricism 

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2232936

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Ex-Irvin High School teacher ordered to pay victims in child porn case

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/news/ex-irvin-high-school-teacher-ordered-pay-victims-c/nXXp8/

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D.C. Circuit Weighs Child Pornography Restitution Case

http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2013/05/dc-circuit-weighs-child-pornography-restitution-case.html

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"The Case for Full Restitution for Child Pornography Victims"

http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2013/05/the-case-for-full-restitution-for-child-pornography-victims.html

The Case for Full Restitution for Child Pornography Victims

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2260479

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2013-July-1 16:38:13, Monday

Motion to Proceed

"Motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to the following question: What, if any, causal relationship or nexus between the defendant's conduct and the victim's harm or damages must the government or the victim establish in order to recover restitution under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2259?

What they really should be asking is;

What, if any, causal relationship or nexus between the defendant's conduct and the victim's harm or damages must the government establish in order to charge the defendant with a crime?""

http://www.boychat.org/messages/1351797.htm

Doyle Randall Paroline, Petitioner v. United States, et al.

http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/12-8561.htm

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Pa. child porn victim sues viewers for $150k each 

http://www.salon.com/2013/08/27/pa_child_porn_victim_sues_viewers_for_150k_each/singleton/

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17 Tuesday Dec 2013

‘I am a real victim of child pornography and it affects me every day and everywhere I go’

"‘Amy’ was a victim of sexual abuse by her uncle as a child. He uploaded images of the abuse on to the internet, they became known as the ‘Misty Series’. These images have been globally trafficked since the late 1990s and are the most widely viewed in the child pornography world, according to the New York Times.

Amy is now 24; she gets notifications through the US Justice Department every time someone views the ‘Misty Series’ video. So far she has 1800 notifications and the video has already featured in 3200 criminal cases. Next month in a landmark case, the US Supreme Court will decide how much a child porn victim can demand from the people who viewed a video of her being abused."

http://researchingreform.net/2013/12/17/i-am-a-real-victim-of-child-pornography-and-it-affects-me-every-day-and-everywhere-i-go/

http://www.dailylife.com.au/life-and-love/real-life/i-am-a-real-victim-of-child-pornography-and-it-affects-me-every-day-and-everywhere-i-go-20131216-2zgn4.html

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Published: November 23, 2014

Victim: Viewing child porn isn’t harmless

"But for those who look at child pornography in the privacy of their homes, Reynolds says, they should know better.

“Shame on you,” she said.”

For victims, she said, “it’s psychologically damaging. It’s not fair. People think victims of child pornography are not touched. It’s not like rape. It’s just overlooked. … They don’t realize what we’re doing when we have to send those pictures. We’re doing it ourselves. We’re forced to. ... We could not say no.”

Reynolds said the people who look at the pictures “are dads and brothers and sons.” She wants to tell them, “This could be your sister.”

They are creating the demand, the marketplace that is being catered to by the child pornography producers and extortionists.

“You’re contributing to it. You can’t be a law-abiding citizen if you’re contributing to extortion,” Reynolds said. “People send out those pictures and make them public because of people who view them.”"

http://tbo.com/news/crime/victim-viewing-child-porn-isnt-harmless-20141123

Proximately

5:18 p.m. EST, November 14, 2012

For damages, child porn victims must show cause, U.S. court says

"Two women who are seeking restitution from a man who viewed pornographic images taken of them when they were children must show that the defendant helped circulate the images, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in Chicago, said the two victims must prove a causal link between their losses and a defendant's crime of possessing the images.

The issue, which has divided federal courts, could determine the extent to which victims of child pornography can recover money for medical costs, therapy and lost income from the people convicted of viewing their images.

The case centers on Christopher Laraneta, who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and was sentenced to 30 years in prison in February. He was also required to pay restitution to two women, identified in court documents as "Amy" and "Vicky," photographs of whom, taken when they were children, were found in his possession.

The court awarded Amy all of her losses, calculated at more than $3.3 million, even though she had already recovered around half that amount from other defendants. It awarded Vicky more than $900,000 in restitution.

On appeal, Laraneta argued that he was not responsible for the victims' monetary losses. Although the images were found on his computer, he was only one of a number of viewers, he argued.

But an attorney for the two women argued that they did not have to prove that Laraneta was responsible for the bulk of their losses. Federal law requires a defendant to pay a victim the "full amount of losses," including medical services, therapy costs, lost income and "any other losses suffered by the victim as a proximate result of the offense."

The phrase "proximate result" only applies to the last category - "any other losses" - and not to the other listed costs, such as medical and therapy expenses, the victims' attorney argued.

The 7th Circuit rejected that argument on Wednesday, finding that the "proximate result" requirement applies to all of a victim's claimed losses."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sns-rt-usa-courtpornographyl1e8medbg-20121114,0,7041289,full.story

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit: "For damages, child porn victims must show cause" - US v. Laraneta

http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2012/11/ind_decisions_7_586.html

Child porn victims must show cause for damages: US court

http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2012/11/15/child-porn-victims-must-show-cause-for-damages-us-court

Posted on November 20, 2012 at 8:09 AM

Texan gets prison, must pay $1.4 to child porn victim

"MCALLEN, Texas -- A South Texas man who pleaded guilty in a child pornography investigation must serve more than 17 years in prison and pay the victim nearly $1.4 million."

http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/Texan-gets-prison-must-pay-14-to-child-porn-victim-180146681.html

April 9

 Judge mulls $2 million restitution in Kansas child porn case 

"Prosecutors urged the judge during Monday's sentencing to order Horton to pay restitution.

They said the victims sustained permanent mental, emotional and psychological damage from being sexually exploited as children.

Defense attorneys countered that Hollister was only one of many users who downloaded, viewed and distributed images of the victims."

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/09/4170438/judge-mulls-2-million-restitution.html

New Diseases Can Be Invented

Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam

"An elaborate pseudoscientific sham...

It’s 943 pages long and lists out 374 mental “disorders.”

It is the basis for the listing of mental disorders in the International Classification of Diseases that is used throughout the world.

And though it weighs less than five pounds, its influence pervades all aspects of modern society: our governments, our courts, our military, our media and our schools.

Using it, psychiatrists can enforce psychiatric drugging, seize your children and even take away your most precious personal freedoms.

It is psychiatry’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and it is the engine that drives a $330 billion psychiatric industry.

But is there any proof behind the DSM? Or is it nothing more than an elaborate pseudoscientific sham?"

http://www.cchr.org/videos/diagnostic-statistical-manual.html