United States v. Montalvo-Cruz

LYNCH, Chief Judge.

This appeal from a restitution order adheres to the adage that no good deed goes unpunished. Luis Antonio Montalvo-Cruz was convicted of producing child pornography. See 18 U.S.C. § 2251. His victim, Jane Doe, was a 15-year-old daughter of a woman who lived in the same housing project. He befriended both, but, in early 2012, he betrayed both. Instead of driving Jane to school, he took her to a motel where he recorded his sexual activity with her. All told, he produced five pornographic videos of himself and Jane.

He pled guilty in July 2012, and the Probation Department…