The Whole World Doesn’t Have To Know?
You might be able to sue under the name “Jane Doe” (or “John Doe), This is very important because almost all lawsuits are available to the public on the Internet. The right to do this is not automatic – permission must be requested from a judge who can grant it or deny it. Some of the important questions include:
- Will sensitive and personal details be involved? This is the only the beginning of the analysis – Not the end.
- Is there a risk of harm to you? People suing Donald Trump have been threatened by his supporters.
- Is there risk of harm to other innocent individuals? In one case, an adult victim’s children were attending the same school where a teacher had sex with her when she was a child.
- Are you particularly vulnerable to harms of disclosure, such as having certain psychiatric issues?
- Has your identity already been publicly disclosed? People who have already given interviews to the press will be denied permission to do this.
- Could this encourage a party to admit to criminal activity? What if you were both voluntarily taking illegal drugs before the assault occurred?
- Would you be unwilling to bring the claim if not allowed to do it this way? Judges consider that it is unfair to put you to this choice.
Embarrassment is not enough because court proceedings must usually be available to the public in our free society. The analysis gets complicated, so you need the advice of attorneys experienced in bringing sexual assault cases and cases of sexual coercion by employers or others who held positions of power over you.
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