Z.W. v. Foster

CATTANI, Judge:

¶ 1 The State of Arizona has charged real party in interest Derek Achenbach with one *583count of child molestation and two counts of sexual abuse, alleging that he committed these offenses against Z.W. In this special action proceeding, Z.W. challenges the superior court's ruling denying her request to preclude reference to her as the "alleged victim." She argues that allowing defense counsel to refer to her in that manner, rather than simply as the "victim," necessarily violates her statutory and constitutional rights under Arizona's Victims' Bill of Rights.

¶ 2 We accept…