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Police Can't Confirm Ritter's Arrest (New Detail and Mug Photo)
WNYT-TV, Albany, NY ^ | January 20, 2003 | WNYT Staff

Posted on 01/20/2003 11:41:33 AM PST by Shermy

ALBANY, NY, Jan. 20 - Scott Ritter of Delmar is well known internationally as an outspoken, former U.N. weapons inspector. Now more information is coming to light about Ritter's past and a disturbing arrest.


Police released this mugshot following
the arrest of William Ritter in June 2001.
Lindsay Cohen reports.

COLONIE POLICE CANNOT comment on whether or not they actually arrested Ritter on charges he solicited an underage girl over the Internet. They say this is because if an arrest was made, it was sealed due to court proceedings.

<....Snip...>

However, NewsChannel 13 reported in June 2001 about an arrest of a 39-year-old William Ritter of Delmar on charges he tried to lure a 16-year-old girl he met on the Internet to a Burger King in Menands. According to police, the intent of that meeting was so that she could watch him perform sexual acts on himself.

At that time police said William Ritter was arrested before doing anything, but was facing multiple misdemeanor charges for trying to solicit an underage girl for sexual reasons.<...snip...>


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; US: New York
KEYWORDS: arrestedritter; busted; internetinspector; nowheretohide; nowheretorun; perviescott; predator; ritter; ritterlovessoddom; saddamscabinboy; scottietheperv; scottritter; sexoffender; traitor; trenchcoattraitor
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To: savedbygrace
When Joe Biden sneered at Ritter in September 1998, Biden talked to him like you do an insider who has wandered off the reservation. "Scotty Boy". Maybe Ritter was turned a while befo' then, and was only brought in for a spinal readjustment.
141 posted on 01/20/2003 1:21:12 PM PST by bvw
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To: Shermy
While inspecting in Russia in the 1990's he warned about the female Russian translators being KGB plants. Then he married one of them!!!

Maybe he convinced the prosecutor that she was the one who was online, not him.

142 posted on 01/20/2003 1:22:01 PM PST by Fred Mertz
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To: Miss Marple
I stand by my theory that he was useful to someone as an anti-administration voice, and they covered the arrest up to preserve his usefulness. Once 9/11 happened, he started showing up on all the talk shows, acting quite desperate. Silly me, I assumed at first that perhaps the Iraqis had a girlfriend they were holding hostage. Au contraire. The more I think about this, the more I am positive we need to find out about who in Albany was involved in this and why.

I agree. How can we find out the name of his attorney?

143 posted on 01/20/2003 1:24:34 PM PST by Lauratealeaf
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To: doug from upland
If this is the only time he ever did it, if he never talked to a little girl, I would be okay with counseling for him and not jail time.

The counseling (if there is any)does not appear to be working

144 posted on 01/20/2003 1:26:16 PM PST by woofie
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To: SarahW
No it probably isn't.I sure hope he doesn't like to hang out in malls, swimming pools, libraries and high traffic parking lots...and even near...schoolyards....ugh
145 posted on 01/20/2003 1:26:17 PM PST by habs4ever
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To: Shermy
I am just waiting to see Time, Newsweek and the alphabet networks pick this up...

(sound of chirping crickets cue)

146 posted on 01/20/2003 1:29:04 PM PST by Houmatt (The OTHER Axis of Evil: The ACLU, Planned Parenthood, the NEA, and the Rats.)
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To: Catspaw; PhiKapMom
Here ya go--call the Colonie Police Department and as for a copy of Ritter's mug shot yourself.

I was looking at their site. About a 100-150 person PD that shows 20 "sex offenses" in 2001. Down -145% from 1999 when there were 49. It would seem strange they they would have been working this kind of case. If it was an internet/juvenile/chat type sting. They take up a lot of time and resources and are usually beyond the expertise of this kind of small police department. That's why the Feds work these cases. They have the resources.

There is no way the details on this won't come out one way or another. Too many unanswered questions. Bottom line? Ritter is toast toast toast. Burnt toast.

147 posted on 01/20/2003 1:29:36 PM PST by isthisnickcool
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To: Shermy
I SMELL BLACKMAIL...

Scott Ritter arrested in June 2001...
Sept 2001 attacks appear and...
Scott Ritter suddenly has a change of heart about his nation?

BLACKMAIL
148 posted on 01/20/2003 1:32:41 PM PST by Samurai_Jack (Ive got a tag line around here somewhere...)
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To: seamole; Miss Marple; Howlin; hchutch; Dog; Dog Gone; BOBTHENAILER
seamole posted:

Friday: Ritter, though, said he knows nothing about the arrest. "Sorry, you must have the wrong person," he said Friday when reached at his home in Delmar.

Today: "Ritter's attorney, Norah Murphy, confirmed that he was arrested in the town of Colonie in June 2001."

I wonder how many nay sayers will continue to say that this is a trick of the VRWC's.

149 posted on 01/20/2003 1:33:35 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Free Republic, the site supported by those who don't believe in free lunches! Are you a donor?)
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To: doug from upland
If this is the only time he ever did it, if he never talked to a little girl, I would be okay with counseling for him and not jail time.

Sadly, I doubt if he's getting counseling. These agreements are similar (if not identical) to my state's deferred prosecution agreements. In essence, if the defendant keeps his or her nose clean for the duration of the agreement (no futher arrests for any criminal charges), the case is dismissed and the record sealed. If the defendant violates the agreement by getting arrested, the deal's off. Rarely are there any restrictions or conditions, such as counseling because, quite simply, there's no way to enforce it except to reinstitute the original charges.

I don't know how this plea bargain/DPA is structured, but I haven't heard any mention of counseling or any other type of supervision for Ritter. We simply won't know if and until the case file is open.

150 posted on 01/20/2003 1:34:13 PM PST by Catspaw
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To: Catspaw
If they didn't have counseling, he should have been put in the slammer.
151 posted on 01/20/2003 1:38:57 PM PST by doug from upland (May the Clintons live their remaining days in orange jumpsuits)
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To: isthisnickcool
Here's the Computer Crimes Unit of the Colonie Police Department:

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Computer Crime Unit

blank Investigations


CONTACT
blankComputer Crime Unit
312 Wolf Rd.
Latham, N.Y. 12110
518-783-2754blank

D/Sgt. TullyComputer Crime Unit On March 15, 2000 the Colonie Police Department opened the doors to its first Computer Crime Lab. The purpose of its existence is three-fold. First, the investigators are able to go undercover online in search of pedophiles.

Second, and more often, forensic analysis is conducted devices that contain data in search of hidden or deleted files. The investigators are able to accquire this data onto an evidence file without disturbing it. Acquisition of these files provide evidence needed to charge the person with a crime. While in many cases, child pornography is found in these files, narcotic and gambling records are also often confiscated.

Third, the education that the investigators receive will enable them to teach internet safety to children. There are currently three certified Computer Forensic Recovery Specialists in the unit who have received the specialized training in data recovery. The investigators receive computers for data recovery analysis from all around the state.Colonie Badge
Colonie Police Home Page


152 posted on 01/20/2003 1:39:02 PM PST by Catspaw
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To: Grampa Dave
It is nice to have recent confirmation that Ritter is a liar, not that we had any doubt.
153 posted on 01/20/2003 1:40:05 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Lauratealeaf
As you wished, re the name of Ritter's liar, er attorney:

Today: "Ritter's attorney, Norah Murphy, confirmed that he was arrested in the town of Colonie in June 2001."

154 posted on 01/20/2003 1:41:18 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Free Republic, the site supported by those who don't believe in free lunches! Are you a donor?)
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To: Miss Marple
"Now I KNOW the Clintons were involved."


155 posted on 01/20/2003 1:43:04 PM PST by Happy2BMe
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To: Dog Gone
You and I have been on Ritter's case for about two years now. Now we know why he made his big reversal re condemning Uncle Soddomite to defending him!
156 posted on 01/20/2003 1:43:42 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Free Republic, the site supported by those who don't believe in free lunches! Are you a donor?)
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To: Grampa Dave
Today: "Ritter's attorney, Norah Murphy, confirmed that he was arrested in the town of Colonie in June 2001."

I wonder how many nay sayers will continue to say that this is a trick of the VRWC's.

I imagine the spinning will start soon......he was only counseling the girls and they misunderstood him.

He was abused as a child. Pedophilia is his personal private life and the government has no business intruding.

His wife will soon come out "standing by her man" and blaming it all on the RWWM (right wing war mongers).

157 posted on 01/20/2003 1:44:58 PM PST by BOBTHENAILER (Smear Ritter Campaign Chairman)
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To: SarahW
This can all be explained. Scott Ritter was just doing research for his biography because some man talked dirty to Ritter when he was a little girl.
158 posted on 01/20/2003 1:45:30 PM PST by AF68
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To: Catspaw
This new equipment probably explains why a small police force was doing this investigation. They had new equipment that they needed to justify expenditures for by using it!
159 posted on 01/20/2003 1:45:58 PM PST by Miss Marple
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To: jimbo123; billhilly; Burkeman1; donozark; b4its2late; TheBlueMax
Ping.
160 posted on 01/20/2003 1:46:07 PM PST by Shermy
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