Play Editor

After reading the article , I have come to the conclusion that it is a very strong accusation to make. Without sufficient evidence, the publishing of the article makes the newspaper libel for the consequences. Also seeing the fact that the article was published before any charges were made, the names of the people involved should have not been in the article itself. If however the charges were already made by the time the article was published, then the accusation would be legitimate. 

Also this article doesn't give a lot of information. It just gives a basis of what is going on but not actually the details of the people and the situation. If I was the editor, I would have waited to run the article, at least until there was more information to be added.