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I think a "No names, no reporting, until a conviction" rule would be really good.

It'd encourage more women to report rape. It'd help to protect men from false allegations of rape. (Because here the reputation damage is crippling).

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Currently, at least in my state, the laws are very publicly guilty until proven innocent when it comes to sexual abuse. It is this way to prevent further harm to others or something like that.

Having been through something like this I can say that that would not do anything to protect the majority of wrongfully accused persons.

In the US at least you can go to a hospital and have a "rape kit" performed, anonymously and free of charge, where the evidence will be kept on file should you desire to press charges in the future. It's probably a good idea for any woman who has been raped to take advantage of that, regardless of what they may decide to do later.

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