To me, a failure to distinguish between people who look at these dirty pictures and people who commit contact offenses lacks the nuance and proportionality I think our law demands.
— Professor Douglas Berman, commenting on the case of Daniel Enrique Guevara Vilca, a 26-year-old who was just sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for child pornography possession.
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[I]n the abstract, a life sentence for the crime of solely possessing child pornography would seem to be excessive.
— Professor Paul Cassell, also commenting on Vilca’s case.