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  1. #1
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    Default Can a Newspaper Publish a Juvenile Offender's Name

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Oregon


    My SS is currently facing charges and is in a juvenile detention center. Measure 11 is being applied to his case and the DA is looking to charge him as an adult.

    At this point, he is still a minor and somehow the newspaper got a hold of this information. They ran a story in the paper and disclosed his full name. Is this legal?

    Given that he was a minor, I would have thought his identity would be protected.

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    Default Re: Privacy

    Often the media will withhold the names of minors as a courtesy. They are not required by law to do so.

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    Default Re: Privacy

    Thank you.

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    Default Re: Privacy

    Often it depends on the age of the minor and the crime.

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