That was a typo, sorry for the confusion.
What social stigma do rape victims face in 2014?
Those accused of rape also face huge stigmas, including those falsely accused.
I can see both sides and I don’t have a compelling argument. We want women to feel comfortable in bringing charges and we want those charges to be taken seriously. We’d also prefer a system that minimized false accusations without reducing the number of serious charges.
Maybe we should keep private the names of those who are charged until there is a conviction? That would at least protect those who are falsely accused. It has its own problems: besides being (probably) unworkable it also lessens the chance that other women will come forward when someone charges a serial rapist.
And even if they didn’t, the mere perception of social stigma will dissuade victims from coming forth, regardless of whether that perception is accurate. Anonymity helps improve that situation.
If you really think it’s a problem, there are laws against filing frivolous police reports. If someone accuses someone else of rape, and it turns out that she made it all up out of pure spite or hope for a lawsuit payment or whatever, and a court can prove to beyond a reasonable doubt that she did so, then we can name her and publicly shame her and do whatever else the law calls for. Not before.
How about mob informants? Should they be named, too?
Bear in mind that in the eyes of the law, an accuser is just another type of witness. They’re not the one prosecuting the suspect; the state is, with the assistance of their testimony.
Does the word ‘Stuebenville’ mean anything to you?!
Oh sorry, that was 2012 & 2013. Things are sooooi much better for rape victims now. :rolleyes:
If you don’t mind sharing; how often have you been accused?
Never been accused
Did you read the links I provided?
I read the wikipedia article about the case, and there’s no mention of the victim having to face a social stigma 
Regarding the OP I’ve more issues with the name of the accused being disclosed than with the name of the victim being hidden.
Did the woman who lied and accused the Duke lacrosse players of rape face any repercussions after it became evident she was lying about the whole thing?
Is there any need to report the name of the accused or the accuser? Yes, certainly at some point these things may be a public interest, but until some investigation of a reported crime adds some credibility to the accusation what would be the point of the authorities releasing this information?
As I mentioned already, there is a big difference between an alleged crime reported to the police and one that is only reported to the media. Unless there’s a failure on the part of the justice system I see no point in the media naming anyone.
From your first cite:
Odd. She was raped – why were the charges dropped?
Well, it turns out that the flat statement “she was raped,” is disputed. The accused rapist was 17; the victim 14. In Missouri, that’s legal. But the victim claimed she was incapacitated by alcohol, making her sexual activity rape. The accused boy claims the sex was consensual, and after the sex is when she drank the alcohol – which he bought for her at her request, because she promised him sex if he bought her alcohol.
After text messages from her to him substantiated that claim, she admitted to police that she had done this. She still claimed that she drank the alcohol first and was incapacitated during the sex.
Can you explain why you automatically credit her assertion that this was rape, if you do?
Who drinks after sex?
Some people, perhaps.
Don’t bother.
Anyone who seriously asks a question like that is saying more about himself or herself than about the question of identifying “rape accusers/rape victims”.
I think it’d be fairer if both the accuser and accused get anonymity.
For that matter, isn’t it irresponsible of media organizations to use anonymous sources at all?
Since Deep Throat made some mistakes wasn’t it disgusting that Wodward and Bernstein protected him for so many decades and didn’t reveal his identity right away?
In the Rolling Stone case both the supposed lifeguard boyfriend who organized the “rape” and the victim/accuser were given anonymity.