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I get that we should protect the innocent, but it needs to be balanced in favour of other victims when it comes to with such serious crimes.
We issue names of adult accused rapists before they've seen their day in court, and we do so because other victims often do come forward.
Just earlier this year, a restaurant owner in Whitby was accused of sexual assault. "Investigators want to ensure there are no further victims", so they released his name and something like 10 other victims came forward. That's just how it is with sexual assault. It's never just the one victim.