I'm guessing he was thinking of getting off just looking at her looking at him. In his perverted mind, if he didn't touch her, he wouldn't be breaking any laws.
The issue now is NOT the details of this thing, but the fact that Ritter's judgement is perverted. That's why NOTHING he says is reliable, either as fact or conclusion.
Sounds like Scotty may be losing some credibility. Perhaps he and the sinkmaster could get together and shoot the breeze??
Pray for GW and the Truth