Mistaken identity ...

Following the recent abduction and return of Cleo Smith in WA, one of the media outlets published the name and photograph of the suspect before he was formally charged. I'm not sure what the legal ramifications are in these instances especially as the person identified was someone else completely and not the person who was charged.  The wrongly-identified person will reportedly sue.  As well as civil proceedings, does this warrant investigation and/or action by the judicial system not because of the false accusation but because of possible interference with the abduction case?