In the USA, and, I expect, in New Zealand, courts don't prosecute criminals, they merely judge them. They're neutral.
If the prosecutor and the defendant agree that the file should be sealed, the judge will no doubt agree, because both sides have already agreed.
The sealed case in question was sealed after Ritter was arrested, but the police had a file on him that was not sealed. Someone at the police department leaked the facts, and it wasn't a CIA sting. It was sealed as a courtesy to Ritter, a favor given to him by the prosecutor. The police department did not like this, thus, the leak.
The prosecutor was female, and thus perhaps more tenderhearted than a male prosecutor. If there had been a real child involved, she would have been less tenderhearted than a male, is the way it seems to work. |
