Call for accused anonymity in rape trials
Defendants should remain anonymous in rape trials unless they are convicted, according to the Bar Council of Ireland, a view supported by the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI).
In a submission to an expert group reviewing the protection of vulnerable witnesses in sexual offence cases, the representative body of barristers in Ireland maintains that we should not follow the procedure in the North where anyone facing a sexual offence charge is automatically identified.
