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Originally posted by Mr.Fiction
Here's the problem with that logic. She has to prove she was raped, not the other way around. She is assumed not to have been raped by Kobe under the law, unless it can be proven to a jury. I don't personally think rape victims should be "shamed" either, but the legal system has to be allowed to function in the open.
Unless she is underage, I don't think she has a legal right to anonymity once she accuses someone of a crime. The U.S. justice system is supposed to be based on open access, and mostly is except in special cases where it involves minors or "national security".
Personally, I think it's fucked that people are posting her home address, but I guess it's their legal right.
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There is also a problem with your logic. The only person who needs to know who the accuser is, is the accused. So what if her name never went into the papers or she remained anonymous from the public? She isn't accusing the public of anything, she's accusing Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant has the right to face his accuser and he will do so in a court of law. Everything else is a moot point. There is no reason for anyone besides the judge, jury, lawyers and Kobe to know who she is.
Unless the records are sealed for some reason, you can always go to the hall of records and find out who's who but there isn't some inalienable right to know everything about everything. If her identity were kept secret by the press it would simply be your job to go find out for yourself any information you felt you needed to know.
SpaceAce