Weinstein, R. Kelly, Spacey, Maxwell, Epstein, Cosby, Trump, Clinton, Kavanaugh, etc. etc. all had or have anonymous accusers, often finding the courage to come forward years after the alleged rapes. Often times sparked by something else, like the MeToo movement or Supreme Court nomination. Some of them would find the courage to come forward publicly and/or cooperate with investigations, sometimes decades after the events. Others didn't (or haven't yet) and we can't fault them for that.
This entire summer was about shedding light on the rape culture perversing hockey. If she was groomed, the discussions being had right now, the inquiries, the backlash against Hockey Canada, Kyle Beach's courage, are very likely catalysts that prompted her to speak out. But just because she hasn't found her voice to come out publicly doesn't mean she is in the wrong, she doesn't owe it to anyone to do anything. Rape victims don't need to do this or do that. Her being proud of herself for finding the encouragement to speak out, even anonymously, should be seen as a great step for her. Her wanting to speak out anonymously to encourage others to come forward is a perfectly valid "end goal" even if she never goes to the police. She should still be proud of herself for her accomplishment and not be told she owes it to do more.
(Also we don't know what if anything she did in regards to reporting it to the police. I'm inferring she hadn't because she talks about how it took years to come forward with her single anonymous Twitter post, but lots of police departments have policies that if there are no charges the case is closed and nothing is released. Like the 2003 or 2018 teams. So maybe she did.)
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