Actually, no. The DPAs are used for non-violent crimes like criminal non-support and such like, at least in this county. They are NOT used--at least in this area--for crimes of violence (battery, domestic abuse), sex crimes and drug cases (possession of cocaine, etc.). If it's a first time offender, it may--and I stress MAY--be plea bargained down to a municipal violation, but it may mean a few days in jail (usually time served) and a hefty fine plus court costs.
It may be that this county does use DPAs for sex crime cases, but the DA's head--along with the heads of the judges in my county--would blow up this was done in any sex crimes case here.
Yes, nobody, but NOBODY wants to be known as the judge or prosecutor who let a pedophile sex offender back out on the street with a wrist slap. Somebody "got to" somebody in Ritter's case. This smells to high heaven.