Reply #5: Only up to a point

[Hammie]

Any victim of a crime should have their privacy respected by the press. But when you accuse someone of committing a crime, of any nature, you loose your right to privacy in the matter. An accusation is by its nature a public act, you are asking society to apprehend and punish someone for a crime against you. The accuser for certain has a right to know who is the accuser and shielding the name of the accuser prevents others who might have pertinent knowledge from comming forward.