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Outrageous Penalties in Child Pornography Case

By Steven Rodriguez

When a Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer defends a client who is accused of child molestation or child pornography, the case usually involves jail time, counseling, fines, probation, sex offense registration and other criminal penalties.  But new developments in sexual offenses are causing Los Angeles sex offense lawyers to have to look at the possible civil consequences as well. A federal judge in Connecticut has ordered a man convicted of possessing child pornography to pay about $200,000 in restitution to a woman photographed as a child while being sexually abused.  Senior U.S. District Judge Warren W. Eginton said his ruling Monday was the first criminal case in which someone convicted of possessing illegal images ? but not creating them ? is required to pay restitution...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on February 24, 2009 (boomark / email).