Child Pornography Possessor Must Pay Hefty Restitution

A man who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography must pay the victims at least $100,000 in restitution, a federal appeals court ruled May 8.

David Rothenberg bragged to an undercover officer in a chat room that he was sexually abusing a young girl at his house. Law enforcement rescued the girl, and seized Rothenberg’s laptop. It contained about 1,000 videos and images of child pornography, including depictions of children under the age of 12 and sadistic and masochistic content. Rothenberg didn’t create or distribute this material.

He pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, and was sentenced to ...