State Of Washington v. John B. Velezmoro

¶1 Restitution is mandatory “whenever the offender is convicted of an offense which results in injury to any person . . . .” RCW 9.94A.753(5). John B. Velezmoro was one of an unknown number of people who possessed pornographic images of “Vicky,” 1 a victim of child sexual abuse. Velezmoro pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. At a restitution hearing, the trial court determined that Velezmoro’s offense was a cause of the injury Vicky suffered from the ongoing distribution of images of her abuse. The court ordered Velezmoro to pay restitution toward Vicky’s actual losses.…