法相、性犯罪被害者名の秘匿諮問　逮捕・起訴状に記載せず―刑訴法改正

　上川陽子法相は２０日の法制審議会（法相の諮問機関）で、性犯罪の容疑者や被告が捜査や公判を通じて被害者の氏名や住所を知ることを防ぐため、刑事訴訟法の改正を諮問した。逮捕状や勾留状、起訴状などに個人を特定できる事項を記載しない対応を可能とする内容だ。
　氏名や住所を秘匿する対象の性犯罪は(1)強制性交(2)強制わいせつ(3)児童買春(4)児童買春あっせん(5)児童ポルノ所持―など。被害者と家族の名誉や社会生活の平穏が著しく害される恐れがあると判断される場合、ストーカー事件でも適用される。（2021/05/20-16:07）

Japanese Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa asked an advisory panel on Thursday to consider a law revision to prevent sex crime victims' names and home addresses from being exposed to suspected offenders during investigations and court hearings.
   The Legislative Council will look at allowing information that may help identify victims to be removed from arrest warrants, indictments and other documents.
   The measure would apply to rape, sexual assault, child prostitution, child pornography and other sex crime cases, as well as stalking cases if there are fears that the dignity and daily lives of victims or their families would be badly affected.
   The 2016 revision of the criminal procedure law added a supplementary provision calling for a study on measures to protect sex crime victims' names and other information. Specifics were discussed by judges, prosecutors, lawyers and National Police Agency officials.
   Currently, police officers show to suspects original arrest warrants issued by judges that include victims' names and other personal information when they apprehend the alleged offenders.