Summary: Listen to the show here. Kim and Lyndon return to discuss Michael Le Vell and the issue of anonymity in criminal cases. Michael Le Vell was acquitted this week of 12 sex offences. This has sparked (once again) the debate about whether defendants should be anonymous, and if so, when should that anonymity be removed. The show considers complainant anonymity in sex cases and moves on to look at defendant anonymity in light of the Le Vell case. Should defendants be given anonymity? If so, should it merely be defendants in sex cases? Have the media got a role to play in the reporting of case which attract such interest? Kim looks at the need to prosecute historic offences and - with her police background - some of the evidential issues which may be faced in such an investigation. Lyndon tells Kim of an amusing case in the news this week - an employee who was allegedly stealing from his employer and selling the items on eBay - under the name 'mybossisanumpty'. If you’d like us to discuss a particular topic or issue in next week’s show, then get in touch: @uk_criminal_law or ukcrimeblog@gmail.com Links: mybossisanumpty - the blog write up of this story The Carl Gardner article about defendant anonymity
