On BLPN someone asked me what I'd suggest as a change to BLP policy to allow cutting down the santorum article.
Here's my first attempt:
Avoid victimization
When writing about a person notable only for one or two events, *or writing about a person who is independently notable but where the biographical material is so prominent that it can significantly affect the subject*, including every detail can lead to problems, even when the material is well-sourced. When in doubt, biographies should be pared back to a version that is completely sourced, neutral, and on-topic. This is of particular importance when dealing with individuals whose notability stems largely or entirely from being victims of another's actions, *or writing about a topic that is largely or entirely about the person being a victim of another's actions*. Wikipedia editors must not act, intentionally or otherwise, in a way that amounts to participating in or prolonging the victimization.
Additional material indicated by *s.
It seems like the most common objection is that we can't determine who is a victim (to which my response is that I'm just extending an existing rule and we seem to have no trouble doing it for the existing rule).