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the Aurora theater shooter has been ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution but it's a mostly symbolic gesture since it's unlikely that James Holmes will ever earn that much money in prison.
On Friday, the judge ordered the shooter to pay $851,493 to the Victim Compensation Fund and $103,385.95 directly to the victims, the exact amount the prosecution requested.
"In this regard, the Court finds that the People have established good cause to believe: (1) that Victim Compensation will continue to make payments for many years as a result of pecuniary losses suffered by the victims of the defendant's horrific crimes, and (2) that the victims will separately incur more expenses to address the physical, emotional, and psychological injuries inflicted by the defendant," Judge Carlos Samour wrote in his decision.
The amount of restitution could increase.
Samour wrote that, "the Court also orders the defendant to pay restitution for all future expenses incurred by the victims and Victim Compensation as a result of his shocking crimes. This includes, but it not limited to, lost wages, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, counseling, psychological care, psychiatric care, prescription drugs, medical services, medical equipment, and any other treatment or therapy."
The shooter was also ordered to pay 12 percent annual interest, which will likely increase the amount to more than $1 million.
"It's important that we, as a community, hold defendants accountable," said prosecutor Lisa Teesch-Maguire. "For a crime of this magnitude, frankly us, seeking just less than a million dollars in restitution, is really not an exorbitant amount of restitution."
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/james-holmes-trial/aurora-movie-theater-shooter-james-holmes-ordered-to-pay-nearly-1m-in-restitution