Posted on 01/20/2003 4:37:19 PM PST by jimbo123
TV station claims film shows ex-U.N. inspector caught in sex sting
An attorney for Scott Ritter confirmed that the outspoken former U.N. weapons inspector, who says President Bush should be impeached for his Iraq policy, was arrested a year and a half ago.
Norah Murphy said Ritter was arrested in the upstate New York town of Colonie in June 2001, but she would not respond to allegations that he was charged with soliciting an underage girl on the Internet. Ritter lives in the Albany, N.Y., suburb of Delmar.
The Schenectady Daily Gazette and New York Daily News report Ritter allegedly had an online sexual discussion with someone he thought was an underage girl. The "girl," however, turned out to be an undercover police investigator, according to the Daily News, whose sources spoke on condition of anonymity.
Today, Colonie police Deputy Chief Steven Heider told WorldNetDaily that he cannot confirm the allegations, explaining that if they were true, the details would have been sealed by a court order.
"A sealing order is exactly what it says it is," he said. "We're not allowed to talk about anything under sealed court order, and I'm not saying that one exists."
However, WND has learned that NBC affiliate WNYT in Albany has news footage of Ritter being arrested. At the time the film was shot, the station was unaware the arrest was connected to Ritter, WNYT Executive Producer Beth Cohen told WND.
The station has a mug shot of Ritter along with the footage, said News Director Paul Conti.
"If it's not him, it's either his clone or a twin," said Conti.
The news director said the 16-year-old girl had been lured by Ritter to meet him at the Burger King restaurant in Menands, N.Y., in order "to have her watch him have sex with himself."
"Anyone who went to the Burger King that day could confirm the details of that event and report that a sting operation was underway that involved a decoy officer posing as a 16-year old girl," Conti said.
Conti told WorldNetDaily that WNYT plans to continue airing their information. Footage of the arrest will be included in this evening's newscast, because it was acquired prior to the sealing order, he said.
As WorldNetDaily reported Saturday, Ritter is calling for the ouster of President Bush for what he feels are unnecessary and murderous actions in the conflict with Iraq.
"I would be in favor of the impeachment of President Bush for high crimes and misdemeanors," the 41-year old former Marine told WND. "Murder is a high crime and misdemeanor, and I can't think of any better definition than murder when he talks about American service members and putting them in a war which is not only illegal but is based on a foundation of lies."
"When you go to war you open up a Pandora's box, the results of which cannot be predicted," he said via telephone as he drove from his upstate New York home to appear on Fox News. "Therefore, there better be a darned good reason to go to war. It's got to be worth the sacrifice that you're asking others to make."
YOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO?!! Balls, you out there or did you run back to the DemonRAT Underground to beg fer some sympathy from yer fellow MORONS?!
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
MUD
Of course he won't...MUD
However, my opinion is that he's a paid (or blackmailed) agent provocateur.
Leni
FReegards...MUD
If only we could git the Left to get the hint...RATS Smell Like Sewer Water...MUD
Know, we don't know; and as you pointed out, he's already exercised poor judgment, so who's to say your suspicions aren't well-founded; surely we cannot believe that Russia doesn't or wouldn't use a KGB agent, especially with someone in Ritter's "secret" capacity? Nope, I'd say, it's worthwhile to tuck in the back of your head, at least.
. . .could more easily be, and maybe more likely that it is 'Clinton, Inc.' that has his pictures and 'MO'; just a few chosen Dems protecting this guy - making necessary phone calls . . .
I mean he had to be pretty darn confident/brazen given his appearances on national TV. . .and his oozing respectability. . .as he ATTACKED GW on every front re Iraq. . .surely making the day for the Dems, every time Ritter's expertise was quoted.
But whatever. . .this IS incredible.
Is there any such animal as a 'respectable Liberal'?
Do hope we find out some answers behind Scott's success. . .
. . .have to agree. . . and a LOL bump!
I tend to agree with yer analysis on this point...MUD
Mr. Hume was LIED to, my FRiend...Ritter's lawyer admitted to MSNBC that they had the correct pedophile...MUD
Bush told him to 'go f%#k yourself'... he took it literal.
And one mind-numbing question you didn't mention - - how on earth is there a sex-sting bust at the local Burger King complete with mugshots and local TV cameras rolling.... and the District Attorney knows nothing about any of this until he is asked about it a year-and-a-half later by a local newspaper reporter???
And apparently this local TV station was given a heads-up about a sex sting bust at the local Burger King so they could be there with their cameras rolling. Who tipped them off?
And by the way, who tipped off this local newspaper reporter to look up the DA with regard to an interesting little tidbit from a year-and-a-half earlier???
Meanwhile, I am patiently awaiting the scoop on this "veteran Assistant District Attorney Cynthia Preiser". She (apparently) just lost her career. Who got to her?
The stench from this whole thing is making my head explode.
Hume better correct the record with a follow-up Tuesday night...
And apparently this local TV station was given a heads-up about a sex sting bust at the local Burger King so they could be there with their cameras rolling. Who tipped them off?
Well, now that you mention it, these are great questions.
I reckon he probably will...MUD
BTW...Gary Condit MURDERED Shandra Levy...why' he still a FReeMan?!
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