Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

Anonymity in rape trails: is it possible?

if a minor is raped on and off for two years, manages to

run away from home and escape the rapes, and then

approximately two years after the rapes have ended,

takes her rapists to court, can she request a

psuedonymn, to change the trail to a different country

from her own, or that the trial records be placed under

such restricted access that a researcher searching an

online database can not find anything pertaining to this

court case? thank you very much.


Asked on 8/04/03, 6:57 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
henry lebensbaum Law Offices of Henry Lebensbaum (978-749-3606)

Re: Anonymity in rape trails: is it possible?

If this matter is in the court, the defendant has a right as provided by law to certain information. As to any changes in name, this involves going to the probate court.

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Answered on 8/04/03, 9:14 pm


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