D.C. Circuit: Child Pornography Victim Owed More RestitutionBlog of the Legal Times: A victim in a child pornography case who is seeking nearly $3.3 million in restitution from the man caught with an image of her will get a second chance to try to convince a federal trial judge in Washington to award more than the $5,000 in compensation that was initially ordered . . . The appeals court said Kessler must “order restitution equal to the amount of harm the government proves the defendant caused the victim.” Victims can receive restitution for, among other things, medical services, lost income, attorneys’ fees and rehabilitation. . . . | U.S. v. Monzel, No. 11-3008 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 19, 2011)
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