Rejected petition Should the accused celebrities in sex cases retain their anonymity?

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Since the allegations of Jimmy Savile came out, there have been arrest of many well-known celebrities in Britain. This has turned into a pointless witch-hunt.

I think the government should put the new guidelines to insure that accused celebrities must keep their anonymity until they found guilty or not.

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Date submitted 28 July 2013
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