When would you remove an article about a years-old crime from your newspaper archives, on the convicted defendant’s request?

Here’s a question to our readers who are reporters or editors. Let’s say that someone e-mails you with something like the following message: I was convicted [X] years ago of a crime [e.g., theft, DUI, or even teacher-student sex with a 17-year-old student]. I have served my time in prison or on probation, and I’ve […]