Doe v. Hesketh — civil — reversal — Greenaway

Matthew Mancuso adopted a five-year-old girl, sexually abused her, took photos and videos of the abuse, and traded this child pornography online. He was convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor and received a sentence that included $200,000 in restitution to the victim. The victim later sued Mancuso under 18 USC 2255, but the district court held that the civil suit was barred by the prior restitution award. Today, the Third Circuit reversed, holding that section 2255 allows victims to sue for damages even if they already have received restitution for the same conduct.

Joining Greenaway were Scirica and Roth. Arguing counsel were Sidney Moore of Georgia for the appellant and Stanley Greenfield of Greenfield & Kraut for the appellee.