[Ditter]

His poor wife in the photo, standing bravely at his side but unable to hold her head up. She will never be able to hold her head up again if that little town in OK is like the little town we lived in. If Mr. Ditter did something like that I would NOT be standing up with him, I'd be home packing to move.

[Dinsdale]

Maybe she bought him the pump?

Do you believe she did'nt know her hubby was a perv? How long had they been married?

[NRA1995]

His poor wife in the photo, standing bravely at his side but unable to hold her head up

If the judge had been able to hold his head up without the pump, she wouldn't have to hold her head down.

[ValerieUSA]

His wife is there to show support for the continuation of his (their) pension.

[acad1228]

His poor wife in the photo, standing bravely at his side but unable to hold her head up. She will never be able to hold her head up again if that little town in OK is like the little town we lived in. If Mr. Ditter did something like that I would NOT be standing up with him, I'd be home packing to move.

That little town is this little town. This all happened three blocks from my house here in Sapulpa, Ok. They moved the trial to Bristow because of publicity, and because it would have been difficult to seat a jury of people who hadn't had someone in their family appear befor Judge Thompson in court.
That having been said, Mrs. Thompson is an incredibly strong woman who spoke vows to stand beside her husband through good times and bad. She's showing herself to be of a good deal better character than most, least of all, her husband.

I doubt seriously if Mrs. Acad would stand with me, and I wouldn't blame her. The only honorable path the judge could have taken was to divorce her, plead guilty, and walk away with his shame.