So in many ways this doesn’t actually change anything for the coverage you’ll see of the trial, as the media are at pains not to name the complainers anyway - but underlines the point about identification issues. A brief thread:
The evidence is getting increasingly complex in terms of identification issues - there was one line of questioning yesterday which involved mention of Women A, G, J and H, and several other complainers were mentioned during the day. It’s a minefield, so we have to be very careful
This isn’t a “boo hoo poor media” thing (twitter would be a rum place for sympathy on that front); it’s to underline the dangers here, and if you notice a lag or drop in frequency of tweets it’s because we’re double/triple checking to make sure everything we report is above board
Also remember that your tweets are publications in the eyes of this law. Don’t speculate about the identity of any complainer or indeed the guilt or innocence of the accused. This is all potential contempt. If you really want to do a jigsaw there are plenty in your local toy shop
