Doesn’t make sense how he can issue a gag order on her. Could it be becuase the guilty were juveniles?
Regardless, I say good for her.
He can’t, SCOTUS has upheld gag orders but only in a limited context. That being when a criminal defendant’s 6th Amendment right to a fair trial is jeopardized. There is no trial here, the sexual assault perps have plead out. So a gag order is unocnstitutional in this case.
More to the point though is that in Kentucky the law says a victim must be consulted on plea bargains and that the victim also has a “right” to a victims statement. I know of no exceptions for juveniles but I’m just pretending to be trained in the law here.