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[–] DillDough@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He's not innocent and they still kept the suppression order afterwards, it was only removed after backlash and constant probes from media and citizens.

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

He was found guilty last Tuesday. Papers seem to ~~success~~ suggest the intervening week is to allow the legal teams to prepare for a request to extend, but that didn't happen.

I can't imagine you're suggesting that we should presume people are guilty before a jury concludes?

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So there was one week where he was a known rapist, and it was illegal to call him that? One week seems like a reasonably short duration for the paperwork to be sorted.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Also to allow time for any appeals to be filed.