Maybe if he is a kid, but if he is an adult, they can reveal the name.
[[Maybe if he is a kid, but if he is an adult, they can reveal the name.]]
They might the right to release someone’s name but they do not the right coerce him into doing something under the threat of releasing his name . On top of that it’s a minor.
There are very exceptions that you even make a deal minor without their guardians. This is way over the line if it happened the way the article says it did.
Are you a lawyer?