UNITED STATES
The New York Times – Public Editor’s Journal

By MARGARET SULLIVAN
AUGUST 28, 2014

Several readers wrote to me concerned about a Times article earlier this week that told the stories of some Dominican teenagers who described sexual abuse by a former priest and Vatican official. They told me they were surprised and dismayed to see the young people identified by name with their photographs used in an accompanying gallery.

One reader, Julio César Diaz, who said he read the article with particular interest because he is Dominican, said in an email:

I can’t help but feel a little sickened by the fact that several child sexual abuse victims are named in the article. Their photographs also appear in the gallery accompanying the article. I don’t think it’s ethical to do this. I think sexual abuse victims’ identities should be protected, especially if the victims are…