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struggle4progress

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Tue Sep 4, 2012, 06:23 AM Sep 2012

Naomi Wolf: Anonymity for rape accusers gives impunity to prosecutors

The Vagina author's odd comments on Newsnight
By Helen Lewis
Published 04 September 2012
8:55

... First, we heard that Wolf had previously argued that Julian Assange's accusers should be denied anonymity ...

This is all very odd. Wolf has consistently expressed the opinion that because other rape complainants are poorly treated, these ones should be too.

She went on to explain that what is alleged in the Assange case was generally dismissed by Swedish police and prosecutors, because the women "weren't innocent enough" ...

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/helen-lewis/2012/09/naomi-wolf



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