Posted on 01/19/2003 1:15:49 AM PST by kattracks
ALBANY - Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter was secretly prosecuted in Albany County in 2001 after he was snared in an Internet sex sting operation, law enforcement sources told the Daily News.Ritter, who lives in the Albany suburb of Delmar, is now a high-profile critic of President Bush's war preparations.
He was arrested by Colonie Police in June 2001 on a misdemeanor charge after he allegedly had a sexual discussion on the Internet with an undercover investigator he thought was an underage girl, law enforcement sources disclosed on condition of anonymity.
The case was sealed, and Colonie officials declined to release the arrest records, explaining the matter was adjourned in local court in contemplation of dismissal.
The Schenectady Daily Gazette reported yesterday that Albany District Attorney Paul Clyne fired veteran Assistant District Attorney Cynthia Preiser last week for failing to inform him of the case against Ritter.
Clyne said that as a "sensitive" case, it should have been brought to his attention.
Ritter, who has made frequent appearances on network television after speaking to the Iraq National Assembly last year, could not be reached for comment.
Joe Mahoney
Taking pedophiles off the street is not a waste of local resources IMO.
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The makes the case even easier. All you have to do is set up a LOCAL sting (less press, easier to keep quiet for blackmail purposes).
Since you KNOW Ritter is going to be looking for sex online, entrapment is a piece of cake.
Your theory doesn't make sense though. Why would the government be blackmailing Ritter to speak out against the government?
The facts don't preclude a vast left wing conspiracy.
Or a vast both wings conspiracy.
Or a vast no wing conspiracy.
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one
For observations like : It's snowing. Or where did my car keys go? Or why is the tub overflowing? - Yes, you're right.
But you fail to recognize that any conspiracy (I assume you're capable of admiting that they do exist) - is designed to appear innocent. It is designed specifically to be explained away by "occam's razor".
Only when exposed or questioned does the razor test fail.
Don't be pavlovian. The press is not your friend. It does not serve your interests. It serves the interests of the government, usually.
Please Freepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ping list.
It could be he his keen lawyer was able to get the records sealed.
You and I understand this. But appearantly we are in the minority.
By the way, this underage stuff is the perfect tool, because to fight a charge means to expose yourself publicly, and people are loathe to expose themselves publicly even as a POSSIBLE pedophile, no?
Yep. I didn't word it so directly, but that's what I was getting at.
The Liberterians would be pretty much just as bad if they were ever to get to office, because many of their candidates have no personal character, and would be compromised and tempted beyond their ability to resist, in our current evil climate
Tend to disagree. If they wear their vices on their sleeves, there is nothing to blackmail them with. But the organized LP isn't very likely to win office, considering their leadership (way off topic). We need more stealth libertarians running as GOP.
Saddam can give him all the little girls he wants if he just says the right things.
So9
I mostly get porn spams and "increase your penis size" and "increase your breast size with breast cream".
Scary combination, really.
1. They want the dissent for some reason. Setting up your own opposition can be an interesting and useful tactic sometimes.
2. Democrats would want Ritter to speak out against Bush.
3. An anti-war force within the government would want Ritter to speak out against war with Iraq.
Three off the top of my head.
I was thinking along the same lines. I'm certain we haven't heard all there is to know on this issue yet.
Arrrested 2001.
Note to self - don't become famous and think about criticising the government unless you're not seeking sex on the internet.
I still think it's framed but guilty. The leaked files are because Ritter won't/wouldn't shut up.
With the cooperation of a judge, and the prosecutor, while removing the sealing of the records from the record.
That's a conspiracy.
Yep. That just screams political leak to the press, doesn't it?
Perhaps Ritter likes college girls, and didn't want his wife to know he was playing hide the salami on the side. If the 'girl' was identified as 17 in her profile....
Perfectly reasonable he's cooperated with the cops instead of letting his wife know.
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