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So why didn't Ritter fight the charges? He certainly has the resources to do so. Instead, he takes a deal where the case stays open, but sealed. He didn't have to do that. He certainly would've garnered support from folks like you has he fought the charges. But he tooke the deal, now didn't he? And with the help of the now-fired ADA, he thought it'd stay secret, and he's already lying about it ( he's claiming "mistaken identity," which would've gotten him a dismissal ASAP once the prosecutor was presented with proof). But hey, you're already screaming SET-UP and CONSPIRACY THEORY for your hero, aren't you?

BTW, most police departments from small cities on up have sex crimes units, with a cop or two in the department having had training (see, they have seminars for such things) in sex stings like the one Ritter got ensnared in. All it takes is a cop with a computer, a modem (although most departments have broadband these days), an AOL account(or other internet provider, but AOL is the most popular), a cute screen name and training. The reason the local cops kept jurisdiction is that the crime occurred in their jurisdiction and/or Ritter offered to meet the underaged person (the cop) in that jurisdiction. Had he gone outside that jurisdiction, he may have been charged in that jurisdiction.

So why didn't Ritter fight the charges? He certainly has the resources to do so

Man, you're as naive as Marple.

"Ok - we'll let you off, and keep this quiet to not embarass your family. You're going to do what we say (or not) in exchange for this.
If you don't agree, this girl you allegedly were talking to will be 12 years old. If you do agree, she's 17. If you don't agree, we'll leak the records to the press."

They could make it a lot worse for him.

But hey, you're already screaming SET-UP and CONSPIRACY THEORY for your hero, aren't you?

Illogical. When have I claimed him my hero? (Don't act like Dane, et al. )

Explain how the evidence makes sense:

a LOCAL sting operation, and a local prosecution for an INTERNET chat.
The likelyhood of cathcing ANYONE locally on a chat room.
The cover up and sealing of the court case.

The concealment of the records ALONE is a conspiracy. Since court records don't automatically seal themselves, it takes a PERSON to do so. And she didn't ANNOUNCE that she was doing so, and required cooperation of a judge = Conspiracy.

I fail to understand how the press/culture has people so deluded that they don't understand conspiracies (large and small) happen every single day, in government.

The reason the local cops kept jurisdiction is that the crime occurred in their jurisdiction and/or Ritter offered to meet the underaged person (the cop) in that jurisdiction. Had he gone outside that jurisdiction, he may have been charged in that jurisdiction

So you're saying Ritter went online looking for sex with an underage girl IN HIS OWN TOWN? And cops just happened to be ready for him? And he happened to go to the one place on the internet where they happened to be? You do realize how many chat rooms there are on the Internet, right?