Whose Rights are Being Protected?
Thursday, March 11, 2010
You could be living next door to a rapist, and never even know. A man from New Jersey allegedly raped his five daughters, but the Associated Press is not revealing his name. Why is his identity being protected? He is not the victim.
The New York Daily News and the New Jersey Star-Ledger did not protect this perpetrator, however. They chose to reveal the accused rapist's identity. The Associated Press wants to protect the identity of the children. By not revealing his name, they are protecting a man facing criminal sexual contact, sexual assault, and child endangerment charges.
