BINGO
> A 45 year old man heavily involved with boys...no family...nope, no signals there. You’d think someone who loved children so much would have had some of his own by now. If only they had some way of knowing...
There is nothing in the story that suggests that any case had been proven against Ritter, or that his guilt had been established at all. And it hasn’t been established that he committed suicide, either.
Given the absence of any established facts, it’s a bit rough to destroy the man’s Character, particularly when he cannot defend himself.
This would not be the first time a single man had been railroaded on charges of molesting kids. The Peter Ellis case is one example of many that spring to mind.