07-22-2003, 02:37 AM
Quote:Why is it in all of these high profile sexually-oriented cases, the media goes out of its way to protect the identity of the accuser, but splashes the accused's name all over the place long before guilt or innocence has been established?
Because its a law to protect victims of serious crimes. Something to do with they did nothing wrong so they don't deserve to be harrased, kinda like how Sloats put it (But as you can tell by my wording, I'm no law expert). There was a trial during the early 90s (someone help me out here, I'm having brain lock trying to remember names and deatails) were a politician was accussed of sexually harrassing one of his workers. Even when the trial was shown on Court TV, they blurred her face and put "Alleged Victim" at the bottom of the shot.