The names of eight British Premiership footballers linked with the alleged gang rape of a teenager were still widely available on the Internet today despite attempts to gag websites.
Some soccer website message boards and chatrooms have been closed down, but others continued to speculate on which high-profile stars were at the centre of the police investigation.
And legal experts predict it will only be a matter of time before they are "outed" publicly - prompting calls for a change in the law to close a legal loophole in which people can be named on the Internet before any police action is taken.
The British Internet Service Providers' Association is campaigning for a complete overhaul of Internet law to provide clear legal guidance to clamp down on rumours.
Today, the Attorney General in the UK urged the media not to "engage in conduct, nor to publish material, including comment, that may create a substantial risk of serious prejudice to the course of justice".
A statement read: "The Attorney General appreciates the strength of interest among members of the public in the circumstances, and in the police investigation, surrounding a teenage girl's allegation that she was recently raped by a number of Premiership footballers at a hotel in Central London.
"The Attorney General has seen newspaper articles over the last few days. He is very concerned that evidence is not distorted by potentially prejudicial reporting at this stage.
"The police investigation in this matter is in progress and the Attorney General reminds editors to consider carefully the conduct of journalists to ensure that nothing is done which could impede the investigation or the administration of justice."
Police investigating the rape allegations are examining CCTV pictures from the Grosvenor House hotel in Park Lane, central London, where the group of Premiership footballers are accused of attacking the girl.
The 17-year-old claims she consented to sex with one player but was then attacked by others at the five-star hotel.
She reportedly alleges a total of up to eight players were present during the attack.
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