'Name and shame' posts could complicate a possible future trial, lawyers warn

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated June 21 2018 - 3:26pm, first published June 19 2018 - 11:48am
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PEOPLE using social media to “name and shame” an accused man as a show of support for an 11-year-old alleged child sex victim in Newcastle could complicate a possible future trial, lawyers have warned.

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