Sex-crime victim may be jailed for tweeting names of her attackers

According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, Savannah Dietrich may be incarcerated for contempt-of-court charges for tweeting her attackers' names after they were allegedly offered a lenient plea bargain. Dietrich's attackers also circulated photos of the alleged incident.

Dietrich alleged she was sexually assaulted in August 2011 while passed out at a party. Two juvenile attackers were charged with felony first-degree sexual abuse and misdemeanor voyeurism. The teen perpetrators pleaded guilty to those charges this past June and Dietrich was upset with the plea bargain so she decided to speak out.

Under Kentucky law, juvenile court is closed to protect the confidentiality of those involved with the proceedings. However, since Dietrich's attackers took photos of the alleged incident and circulated them does Dietrich have a valid argument that her attackers voluntarily gave up any right to confidentiality?

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