Posted on 01/26/2003 11:46:30 AM PST by HAL9000
Ritter questions federal action
Ex-arms inspector is critical of the timing of ruling to unseal 2001 arrest records
Former U.N. chief weapons inspector Scott Ritter on Saturday questioned the decision by federal investigators to reopen sealed files in a two-year old case involving charges he allegedly tried to use Internet to lure an underage girl to a sexual encounter.
"I wish that everyone would understand how much the timing of this whole thing just stinks," Ritter said Saturday from his Delmar home.
Ritter declined to comment further.
Ritter, who resigned his position as chief weapons inspector in 1998, has become a high-profile opponent of President Bush's plans for war against Iraq and has traveled to that country as a peace advocate.
He was to travel to the country last week on a mission of peace when it was revealed that the 41-year-old was arrested in June 2001 and charged with a Class B misdemeanor for allegedly to set up a sexual rendezvous with a person whom he thought was a 16-year-old girl but who was really an undercover Colonie cop.
The case was adjourned in contemplation of dismissal, meaning the charges would be dropped and the records sealed if he didn't break the law for a six-month period.
But last week, after news of that arrest surfaced, State Supreme Court Justice Joseph C. Teresi signed an order unsealing the Ritter file after a request by federal prosecutors in the Albany office of the U.S. Attorney who, sources said, may be looking to further prosecute the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys William Pericak and Thomas Spina Jr., who has been prosecuting computer crime cases for years, sought the unsealing of the records, sources said.
Now that federal prosecutors have the records, they must obtain permission from the U.S. Department of Justice before they can bring a prosecution.
A possible federal case against Ritter could include the charge of using the Internet to entice a minor to engage in criminal activity, sources have said.
What is his relationship with Ritter?
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He said mark my words, Saddam has a nuclear bomb.
Scott Ritter is like an ingrown toenail that someone tried to ignore.
When infection sets in and the pain gets worse, the patient goes to the doctor.
The patient does not say to himself, "I've put this off previously, so I must keep putting it off forever.
Perhaps the Feds will check into how he behaved before he moved to Delmar. There might be some unfortunate girls who had lived in his previous locale.
LOL.
The comparison between Ritter and an ingrown toenail is probably not the best one possible, but it was one of the first that came to mind.
Maybe I should have chosen to compare him to a boil.
Why is Will Pitt "Going Quiet?"
Here's a guess. Pitt fancies himself a heap big dangerous subversive, and is quite convinced THEY can't wait to drag him off to the camps.
Good. On Reliable Resources Fred Dicker of the New York Post mentioned the possibility of blackmail.
And as to Ritter's response. Enough about "the timing" talking point, Ritter. It isn't going to fly. When, pray tell, would "the timing" be not questioned---in light of the fact that "the timing" you refer to is bringing to light your disgusting behavior and the subsequent cover-up?
As someone else mentioned, it is Clintonian, indeed. All this about urging journalists to look into "the timing" is right out of the clinton playbook, like Hillary's Today Show appearance when she said the big story, for whoever wanted to dig into it and write about it, was this big old "vast right-wing conspiracy".
I wonder if Ritter is getting any help in the talking points department?
Everybody stops right there. "You what? You tried to entice a 14- and a 16-year-old girl to come watch you masturbate? And the cops caught you at this? Twice? You really went to meet them? At a hamburger place?" He thinks he can talk about Iraq after that. Or about how his enemies are trying to destroy him. People don't care about that. People hear that and they think "Westerfield." And then they think, "Let's lock this one up before they find a girl in a ditch." It's almost too late now for Scott Ritter to go quietly away. The more he draws attention to himself with this, the more people are going to demand that something be done about having a self-admitted sexual predator with a taste for young girls, on the loose. Hero of the Peace Movement, indeed. He's a creep, and this kind of creep can't stop being creepy. Make him go away, before some girl gets hurt. |
"I wish that everyone would understand how much the timing of this whole thing just stinks," Ritter said Saturday from his Delmar home.
It's all about you, isn't it Scotty? You better quit worrying about the news media and start worrying about what to say to the wife. If she wants a divorce, Scotty won't have a pot to piss in by the time it's over.
Ritter is pretty poor on judging the timing of events.
from: http://www.gpjo.org/iraq.htm"
You got 20,000 Marines forward deployed in October ," said Ritter, "you better expect war in October [2002]."
Ritter even made the mistake of moving to Delmar around the time that the Colonie police got funding for a program to catch cyber offenders. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program
To enhance the geographical impact of the ICAC Task Force Program, OJJDP recently created the Investigative Satellite Initiative (ISI). Under ISI, agencies lacking sufficient personnel resources to commit to forming full-time task forces can still receive funding to acquire specialized equipment and training....
Agencies Currently Participating in the Investigative Satellite Initiative
New York
Bronx County District Attorney, Colonie Police Department, Clarkstown Police Department, Erie County Sheriff’s Office, Rockland County Sheriff’s Office, Ulster County Sheriff’s Office
Well, Scotty, I for one think the timing is just about perfect. Your book and film are about to go down the toilet, and you will most likely follow them. Now, that's Italian!
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This guy is unbalanced. He doesn't seem to understand how the world works. You cannot stand up there and draw attention to your own arrest for soliciting sex with a minor, and then say anything further.