Whenim indeed it does but I don't know if the US have similar laws.
Pettallus It is irrelevant who the alleged perpetrator of anything potentially likely to be a court issue is, idle media speculation about guilt or innocence is wrong.
As Absent says there are also libel laws to consider.
Look at the Daily Express and other papers who made all sorts of allegations about the neighbour of Joanna_Yeates the woman murdered in Bristol a few years ago.
The papers had to pay through the nose for that, and the innocent man involved suffered a great deal from these media driven false allegations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Joanna_Yeates
We should also be concerned that lots of idle speculation in the media (including GNres hinting at innocence or guilt) could provide a legal loophole for defence barristers wanting to suggest that a suspect for whatever crime, could never get a fair trial because of well spread but unfounded rumours.
Anyone remember the paediatrician some years back who was targeted with abuse by a group of people, whipped up into a frenzy about paedophiles, who confused the concept of paediatrician with a paedophile?
I think some of that witch hunt was egged on by a tabloid newspaper!
Any widely spread speculation could easily act against the best interests of victims as well as the accused.
Whatever the court issue is we are supposed to ensure someone has a fair trial and that includes not listening media speculation or innuendo.
