You are once again on your BBC thing, your use of the pejorative term ‘extort’ is the first clue.
Why is anyone’s salary relevant to the topic of discussion, or are you stoking envy?
Please can you provide evidence of why the public have the right to expect an employer to name an employee who has been baselessly accused by the gutter press if anything, let alone the accusations laid by The Sun.
Putting aside the obvious problems with employers naming employees, here’s a clue as to another reason why naming names might be problematic - The Sun, which made the accusations, chose not to name the person they were accusing.