NEW YORK’S LEGAL WALK OF SHAME

What’s wrong with this equation? The News’ Barbara Ross reports that New York State’s supposedly “unified” court system deals in two different ways with alleged victims of sex crimes. If a court employee in criminal court — a clerk, lawyer, judge, court officer — discloses the identity of a victim in court, he or she is breaking the law. But in civil court? Identifying victims can be the law. In fact, in one case involving alleged slime-o gyno Dr. Robert Hadden, the case was dismissed because the victim insisted on anonymity.