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It has been a journalistic tradition done out of good faith not to print the names of accused minors. This has largely been done industry-wide under an implicit
by otterley 6y ago
It has been a journalistic tradition done out of good faith not to print the names of accused minors. This has largely been done industry-wide under an implicit "gentleman's agreement." Similar traditions include not printing the names of victims of alleged rape victims or other sexual crimes.
But there's no law against it that I am aware of.
- otterley 6y agoUpdate: 18 USC Section 5038 (Juvenile Justice Act) generally prohibits the publication of juvenile delinquency records, including the identity of the accused: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/5038 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/5038 Note that this does not apply to violations of State laws, only Federal law violations. States may further restrict the publication of juvenile records.