Quote Originally Posted by SimonH View Post
Difficult one for me to comment on this, as he lives just down the road, and I've met him several times. I'm still a firm believer in the British justice system and the principal that you're innocent until proven guilty, and on that premise I don't think anyone (celebrity or not) should be named until proven guilty.
Does that go for any offence or just offences of a sexual nature? Are you really saying that no one who is charged should ever be named until after a guilty verdict? I agree with the adage of "innocent until proven guilty." But do we now need to alter our legal system which is centuries old in light of a new adage: "Anonymous until proven guilty?" How would we know who is on trial? What about Freedom of the Press? The newspapers would be empty except for political nonsense and adverts for pay day loans.