State v. Tarlo

¶ 1.

GUNDRUM, J.

David Tarlo challenges the circuit court's award of restitution to the mother of a victim of child pornography. He argues the court erred in concluding the mother met her burden of proving that the claimed loss was the result of his criminal *336conduct. We agree and reverse the portion of the judgment requiring restitution.

Background

¶ 2. Tarlo was charged with five counts of possession of child pornography in relation to five images found on his computer. According to the criminal complaint, a Wisconsin Department of Justice analyst concluded most of the images were viewed in…