'Who wants anonymity for rapists? Rapists'

Here we go again. The law is to be changed so that men accused of rape have the same anonymity as is granted to alleged victims of rape,

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If this strikes you as fair and reasonable, think again. Alleged rapists were not named publicly from 1976 until 1988 when the experiment was deemed to have failed.

No-one denies that being named as a rapist is a frightful experience.

If the case is later dropped, a man can be tainted with suspicion for life.

And yet there is one very sound reason why accused rapists should be named. Rapists tend to be repeat offenders.

Time after time, when a man is publicly charged, his other victims recognise him and come forward and Chummy is revealed to be a very nasty bit of work.

There is one group of people who unreservedly welcome anonymity for rapists. They are called rapists.