FBI GETTING ON U.N. PERV'S CASE

New York Post ^ | 1/26/03 | ADAM MILLER

[kattracks]

January 26, 2003 -- The FBI is getting the sealed records of ex-U.N. arms inspector Scott Ritter's Internet kiddie-sex-sting bust with an eye toward slapping him with federal charges, officials said yesterday.

A judge last week signed an order requiring cops and prosecutors to hand over all records and any evidence in the Ritter case to the FBI and the U.S. attorney's office.

[First Amendment]

Sick, evil pervert. And as is the case with other sex-addict perverts, he may have done this sort of thing with other young girls but not gotten caught. Since he was caught twice, who knows about other times when he wasn't caught? Sickos like this can't control themselves.
It's so great that he was caught. I can't believe anyone - even wacked out leftists - will support him now.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I first thought you were embellishing with the title, but sure enough, that's the title in the source link. I'm glad to see the somebody in the media calling Ritter the perv that he is.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The bust came just two months after Ritter was nabbed in a similar undercover operation involving a 14-year-old girl but was released without being charged.

That's a scary pattern already. I wonder what this scumbag has done before that we don't know about. I doubt that he suddenly decided to start being a child molester 2 years ago.

[kattracks]

The Post has a "way" with headlines. This is from earlier this week:

U.N. ‘PERV': LEAK RUINED MY IRAQ PEACE MISSION

[Howlin]

I bet Ritter will stroke out before the month is out.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

...the FBI is getting the sealed records of ex-U.N. arms inspector Scott Ritter's Internet kiddie-sex-sting bust with an eye toward slapping him with federal charges, officials said yesterday.....

(:^D)

So the Post seriously expects us to believe that the FBI were unaware of the case until last week?

They must think the rest of America are as stupid as the New Yorkers who buy their paper.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

..I doubt that he suddenly decided to start being a child molester 2 years ago....

Exactly.

[billclintonwillrotinhell]

I wonder if the FBI already has additional information from other jurisdictions in which Ritter might be suspected of meeting real 14- and 16-year-olds, instead of ones with handcuffs, badges and back-up.

All the recent publicity may have caused actual victims to come forward to other law-enforcement agencies. God knows a real victim wouldn't go tell the same cops and prosecutors who cut deals with Ritter twice in the past. They might instead go to the FBI. And, as a result, the FBI may need the original case files to put everything in context for future prosecutions.

Or, this could just be the FBI trying to pile on or get a second bite of the apple, in which case I wouldn't be too supportive of that, despite my disgust with how the first two episodes were handled.

[HiTech RedNeck]

This conduct in person gets him but a slap on the wrist, while if he'd done it before some suitably arranged ink on paper it could get him sent to jail for years? Something's scandalous here, but I can't quite figure it out.

[First Amendment]

This conduct in person gets him but a slap on the wrist, while if he'd done it before some suitably arranged ink on paper it could get him sent to jail for years? Something's scandalous here, but I can't quite figure it out.

Could you kindly say that again in a different way? I don't think I understand your point. Of course it is almost 2AM and my brain is getting tired!

[kattracks]

From theNY Daily News:

Ex-UN aide may face federal sex rap

By JOE MAHONEY
DAILY NEWS ALBANY BUREAU CHIEF

ALBANY - Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter, snared two years ago in an Internet sex sting, now may face a federal probe in the case.

Acting on a request from local federal prosecutors, state Supreme Court Justice Joseph Teresi has directed that sealed Ritter case files be turned over to the feds, officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

Ritter, a vocal opponent of President Bush's Iraqi war preparations, was arrested by police in Colonie, an Albany suburb, in June 2001 on a misdemeanor charge of endangering an underage girl.

Sources familiar with the case said Ritter, now 41, used the Internet handle "onexhibition" as he arranged a meeting with the teen - actually an undercover cop - and proposed that she watch him masturbate.

The case was adjourned in contemplation of dismissal, meaning that if he stayed out of trouble for six months, the charges would be erased and the case sealed.

However, sources familiar with the case said the feds still could prosecute Ritter under federal law for allegedly trying to lure a minor into sexual activity.

Ritter has confirmed the arrest but said that news reports about it surfaced in an attempt to silence his opposition to a war with Iraq. He has refused to discuss details of the case.

Ritter and his attorney, Norah Murphy, did not return phone calls.

Neither Teresi - who presided over the trial of four New York City cops acquitted in 2000 in the fatal police shooting of Amadou Diallo in the Bronx in February 1999 - nor federal prosecutors could be reached for comment.

"I'd like nothing more than to be a vocal opponent to this war, to being an effective voice to the anti-war movement," Ritter told Schenectady TV station WRGB after the scandal surfaced.

[Howlin]

"I'd like nothing more than to be a vocal opponent to this war, to being an effective voice to the anti-war movement," Ritter told Schenectady TV station WRGB after the scandal surfaced.

I'm sure he would.......LOL.

Talk about just desserts.

[Miss Marple]

I still want to know about the following:

1. The children's prison in Iraq, and why he was there, and if any other inspectors were with him.

2. WHY Cynthia Preiser came to an agreement with his attorney for this settlement.

3. Who all is involved in this deal besides Preiser?

[Quilla]

To think, the poor readers of The New York Times haven't seen a word of this story.

This really smells. Ritter was caught in April of 2001. Then just two months later, he commits the same crime. Who in their right mind would recommend a dismissal if he is "good" for six more months? It just doesn't wash with me and makes the answers to your last two questions all the more interesting.

[Miss Marple]

One of the reasons that I think that there are some democrats involved in this deal is the total absence of coverage by the New York Times. If the FBI or Republicans were involved in this deal, they would be howling about it all over their front page. Since there is absolutely zero coverage, I must conclude that the Times is protecting someone, and that person is interestingly influential with their newsroom.

[W04Man]

I agree Miss Marple, I would be very interested in those three items also.

http://W-04.com

[Robert_Paulson2]

So the "espionage" and "blackmail" investigation is now going into full swing...

and scotty boy... giving aid and comfort to the enemy?

TRAITOROUS double agent, or blackmail victim?
Either way, he is out of the picture... And the links to sadaam and folks here in the USA who are protesting like maniacs... are being exposed faster than an exotic dancer on speed at the local strip club...

[BushCountry]

I am glad this is happening. I asked several days ago, "Why can't there be federal charges?"

Me <--- fortune teller.
Girlfriend to federal prison imates <-----Ritter

[leadpenny]

Something tells me there are members of the original Iraq inspection team who know of Ritter's tendencies.

If the FBI is doing its job, they will be doing some important interviews.