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法官在康奈尔案件中封存文件,理由是对无关人员进行人肉搜索Judge seals documents in Cornell case citing doxing of unrelated people

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纽约州伊萨卡的康奈尔大学。(希瑟·安斯沃思/为《华盛顿邮报》拍摄)Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. (Heather Ainsworth/For The Washington Post)

一名纽约法官周五在一起由一名女子提起的案件中封存了多份文件,该女子称两年前在康奈尔大学的兄弟会宿舍被团体强奸,理由是对一名美国海军陆战队员及其家人的人肉搜索。

The judge asked that redacted versions of the documents be filed to prevent the publishing of private information. A New York judge on Friday sealed several of the documents in the case brought by a woman who said she was gang raped at a fraternity house at Cornell University two years ago, citing the doxing of a U.S. Marine and his family.

法官在判决中写道:“某些‘自卫者’使用错误地址向前海军陆战队员及其家人发送威胁,仅因为他们的名字与案件被告相同。

“Certain ‘vigilantes’ have used an erroneous address to inundate a former Marine and his family with threats, simply because of a name shared with a defendant in the case,” Perry-Bond wrote in her ruling on Friday.

这种行为必须立即停止,完全不可接受,并为封存本法院案卷中的某些文件提供了充分理由。”

“That behavior must cease immediately, is completely unacceptable, and provides more than ample cause to seal certain documents on this court’s docket.”

被封存的文件包括该女子(仅以简·多伊(Jane Doe)身份出现)在2024年20岁时提出的初始投诉,她声称被七名男子性侵。

The sealed documents include the initial complaint brought by the woman, identified only as Jane Doe, who was 20 years old in 2024 when she alleges seven men sexually assaulted her.

法官要求多伊的律师重新提交删除地址的脱敏文件,以帮助阻止人肉搜索——即公开他人个人信息以进行骚扰或伤害的行为。

The judge asked Doe’s lawyer to refile redacted versions of the documents without the addresses to help deter doxing — the act of publishing someone’s personal information to harass or hurt them.

法官表示,法院意识到这些信息“极有可能”已在互联网上出现,但法院必须尽力减少任何伤害。

The judge said the court is mindful that the information is “highly likely” to already be on the internet elsewhere, but said the court must do its part to reduce any harm.

他说,受害者家属希望从法院文件中删除地址,同时也在考虑对威胁和骚扰他们的人采取法律行动,包括寻求刑事指控。若有人发送威胁信息,法官表示:“我们会找到你并追究责任”。

He said the family wanted the address removed from the court documents, but is also considering legal action against people who threaten and harass them, including seeking criminal charges. “If you are sending threatening messages, we will find you and go after you,” Manly said.