The question of anonymity for claimants in such cases mainly rests on encouraging victims to come forward in those cases


 


That implies that there is still a level of shame attached to the victim in such cases which needs to be addressed.  Reinforced when a rape victim comes forward and speaks publicly about the events and is called "brave".


 


I'm not saying that anonymity should be removed at the moment but I do think the matter of how we perceive victims of sexual assault needs to change so that in the future there will be no shame attached to victims of such crimes, either by society or, probably more importantly, by the victim themselves.