United States v. Paroline

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

LEONARD DAVIS, District Judge.

Before the Court is a Request for Restitution by Amy, 1 who is a victim in the “Misty” child pornography series. 2 Defendant Doyle Randall Paroline (“Paroline”) unlawfully possessed two pornographic images of Amy he obtained over the Internet. Having considered the parties’ oral arguments and written submissions, and for the reasons explained below, the Government has not met its burden of proving what losses, if any, were proximately caused by Paroline’s possession of Amy’s two pornographic images and thus, the Request for Restitution…