I feel bad for the Kenny Nachwalter lawyer (the original post had her name, but I have since deleted it) who filed a notice to appear for the alleged victim in the Chuckie Taylor case (he's the son of former Liberian president Charles Taylor who has been accused of torture). The problem is that the pleading wasn't filed under seal and the name of this victim is supposed to be secret.
The DBR has the story here.
Any thoughts on whether this article should have been published. Seems newsworthy to me, but others have expressed that the article should not have been written or in the alternative should not have included the victim's name. Thoughts?
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I guess you don't feel so bad - you linked to her picture and bio.
Good point. I took her name out.
She'll probably be asking you to post her resume later today
The article should NOT have been published with the victim's name. It is totally irresponsible, insensitive, and unprofessional. Publishing the name of the victim only furthers the harm that was supposed to be prevented by the seal. Journalists should not ask what they CAN (legally) do, but what they SHOULD do. Did anyone stop and ask, "is this a good thing for Mr./Ms. Victim?"
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