We therefore reported accurately is simply false logic. 'The court misled the public so we were correct in misleading the public' is logic straight out of Alice in Wonderland.
As a PP says, they could have said 'predator.' They chose the phrase 'predatory woman' because it is more of a headline. More attention grabbing. Why? Because it is a far rarer occurrence for women to sexually predate children. Why? Because biologically, we tend towards nurture not attack. So to ignore the male-pattern behaviour in favour of a frisson of shock is purposefully misleading the public for the sake of clickbait numbers. Which contravenes their ethos, their statement of intent
Their 'Purpose 1' is: 'To inform ourselves and others and to increase our understanding of the world through news, information and analysis of current events and ideas.'
Disinformation does not increase our understanding of the world.