Victims criticize private investigator

Anthony Pellicano is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow for his convictions on wiretapping and racketeering charges. (LA Times via Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES - Victims of former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano say they have never been able to free themselves from the emotional and financial fallout caused by crimes he committed while wiretapping the rich and famous.

A former reporter says she has nightmares about being hunted and raped.

A mother says her daughter is mocked by other kids and their parents.

An actress who once appeared in a popular television series says she has found little work since.

They are among the victims who have submitted letters to the federal judge who is scheduled to sentence Pellicano tomorrow. The former private investigator is already in custody since being convicted of a total of 78 counts, including wiretapping, racketeering and wire fraud, in two separate trials earlier this year.

Federal prosecutors have recommended in court documents that Pellicano, 64, serve nearly 16 years in prison for running a criminal enterprise and for becoming a "high-priced thief who fraudulently obtained prominence through the harm that he wantonly inflicted on others."

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