The Society of Editors described new laws in Northern Ireland as an ‘affront to justice’.
Disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile was revealed as a prolific sex offender after his death in 2012
The new laws which came into force in Northern Ireland on Thursday exclude the public from Crown Court rape cases. Northern Ireland is the first part of the UK to introduce the anonymity laws following legislation passed by the devolved Stormont Assembly in March 2022. “The media has a duty to investigate and report on legitimate and serious allegations on behalf of the public and it is widely accepted that, in doing so, this encourages other victims to come forward.
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