The problem with that is that sometimes cases depend on or a strengthened by other victims coming forward; if the defendant is kept anonymous (male or female) then it's harder for other victims to speak up and/or be identified.
But I agree with your sentiment; for those deemed innocent it must be horrid to have had your name out there. Mud like this sticks, regardless of verdict.
One thing that did surprise me was that the jury contained nine women and three men; I would have expected the defense team to ask for a new jury to be drawn on the basis of gender imbalance, given the nature of the case. The fact that they didn't probably shows how confident they were of his innocence and in how flimsy the prosecution case was.