article_snippet: Men accused of rape and other sex crimes should remain anonymous until Men accused of rape and other sex crimes are charged, MPs demand today.
article_snippet: Men accused of rape and other sex crimes should remain anonymous until they are charged, MPs demand today have urged a shake-up of the law after several high-profile figures were arrested and named, only to see Men accused of rape and other sex crimes should remain anonymous until they are charged, MPs demand today cases dropped.
article_snippet: In January, Tory MP Mark Pritchard called for those accused of rape to be allowed anonymity until those accused of rape are charged after an accusation against BBC Radio 2 DJ Paul Gambaccini was dropped by police.
article_snippet: But critics warned the move risked reducing the chance of serial rapists being convicted, and could endanger women who do not know a man has been accused of rape.
article_snippet: those accused of rape said that if predatory paedophiles such as Rolf Harris and Stuart Hall had been granted anonymity as suspects, other victims may not have come forward to help convict other victims.
article_snippet: In a report today, the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee warned that a man accused of rape can suffer irreparable damage to a man accused of rape life, even if charges are never brought.
article_snippet: It concluded that because of the stigma attached to rape accusations, it was unacceptable for suspects to have suspects identities publicised before suspects were charged.
article_snippet: Critics say other victims may not have come forward if predatory paedophiles such as Rolf Harris, pictured left, and Stuart Hall, pictured right, had been granted anonimity .
highlights_snippet: MPs have urged a shake-up in the law surrounding men held over rape .
  