Doe v. Cotterman

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JANE DOE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 17 C 58 ) HOWARD WESLEY COTTERMAN, Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Jane Doe is a woman who, according to the allegations in the complaint, was sexually abused as a young girl by her paternal grandfather, Defendant Howard Cotterman. In 2014, Cotterman was convicted in federal court of producing, possessing, and transporting child pornography, some of which allegedly depicted Doe. Now that Cotterman’s criminal…