When No Really Does Mean No

Even though Mr. A, a convicted rapist, pulled his jacket over his head as he strolled out of a Dublin courtroom last week, a few dogged photographers managed to capture shots of his face. But the next day, every Irish newspaper that brandished his image had to blur out his features.

The 41-year-old, who gave half a dozen Bacardi Breezers and vodka shots to his daughter's 12-year-old friend during a sleepover three years ago, and had sex with her when she woke up to vomit during the night, could not be identified — because he was an innocent...