Doyle Randall Paroline vs. Amy Unknown Supreme Court Case

Supreme Court Decision (April 23, 2014) Oral Argument Transcript (January 22, 2014) Oral Argument occurred on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the United States Supreme Court in Washington, DC. Oral Argument Audio and Transcript (January 22, 2014) Supreme Court News Roundup Wednesday, December 4th, 2013 Slate Paying Amy In January, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Doyle Randall Paroline, who was caught with two pictures of Amy among 280 illegal images and was found liable by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit for the full amount of the restitution Amy, who is now 24, has claimed. The 5th Circuit said ...

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A Big Win for Child Crime Victims

In a groundbreaking decision, a Florida federal court recently handed crime victims a significant victory, ruling for the first time that victims are entitled to confer with an assistant United States attorney before the Government enters a pre-charging, non-prosecution agreement with a defendant. Jane Doe v. United States, 08-cv-80736-KAM (S.D. Fla.). The case involved billionaire hedge fund operator Jeffrey Epstein, who induced minors to prostitute themselves, and then was granted what appears to be a special, sweetheart deal by the Feds without any victim notification or input, much less approval. I. The Victims’ Rights Movement and Our ...

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Landmark Children’s Rights Case

Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court agreed to review a case brought by the Marsh Law Firm concerning criminal restitution for victims of child pornography. The Court agreed to decide “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. §2259,” the Mandatory Restitution for Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 1994. The case, Doyle Randall Paroline v. Amy Unknown, arises out of a long-fought and extensively litigated criminal restitution action which began almost four years ago ...

What Do We Know about the High School Class of 2013?

This just out from Child Trends; some fascinating and sobering statistics about the high school class of 2013. BETHESDA, MD — June 11, 2013 — Imagine a senior class of 100. They’re the product of their genetic predispositions, their families, their communities, and all of the opportunities (or lack of opportunities) they’ve encountered since birth. They’ve made both good choices and not-so-good ones. They’re on the threshold of adulthood. But what do we really know about them and what does their future hold? Child Trends, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center on children and youth issues, examined a range of ...

Child Pornography in School – Private School Reveals Teacher’s Collection After 10 Years

Minnesota Public Radio reporter Madeleine Baran released this story today on whether private boarding school Shattuck-St. Mary's should have told police about an accused teacher's child pornography in 2003. Child pornography is increasingly being produced in schools with the resulting child pornography collection being stored on school-owned computers and servers. Teachers, administrators, coaches and volunteers have all been implicated in school-based child pornography in recent years. The Marsh Law Firm has been involved with several of these cases involving child pornography in schools and other educational settings. I am quoted extensively in ...

Sexual Abuse of Children with Disabilities

According to the 2010 Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF) report, more than 3 million reports of child maltreatment were made in 2009. Of those cases, 10 percent involved sexual abuse, and 11 percent of sexual abuse victims reported having a disability. The Vera Institute of Justice's Center on Victimization and Safety recently partnered with the Ms. Foundation for Women to research factors contributing to the sexual abuse of children with disabilities and determine possible action steps for prevention. The project released a research brief that begins by reviewing existing literature, which showed that children with disabilities are ...

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