Should the privacy of those accused of sexual crimes be protected?

I chose the topic of sexual crimes because I see this type of post in various threads on the Board on a regular basis. I never see similar [del]diatribes[/del] maunderings about poor, mis-accused murderers.

For the purposes of this thread, therefore, I’d like to keep it to the topic of sexual crime. If the thread becomes a broader topic, so be it.