Gregory Gene Ritter
Posted by Webmaster in Coaches, Deceased, ME-MV, Middle Schools, Pennsylvania(02/19/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)
Gregory Gene Ritter, 44, a teacher and track and field coach at East Hills Middle School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania has been arrested and charged on allegations that he sexually abused a 14-year-old boy.
Ritter is reportedly charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors, indecent assault, criminal attempt to commit unlawful contact with a minor and criminal use of a communication facility.
It is alleged that Ritter met the alleged victim at a Boy Scout camp where Ritter served as first-aid supervisor.
It is further alleged that Ritter watched pornographic videos with the the boy and had sexual contact with him at Ritter’s home. Police also say that Ritter later sent text messages to the boy in which he made references to the encounter.
Ritter was arrested this morning at his home, was arraigned on the charges and was being held in the Pike County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail.
A preliminary hearing is set for next Tuesday.
Ritter has reportedly been suspended by the school system.
03/03/09 – Preliminary Hearing
A preliminary hearing was held today for Gregory Ritter at which a 14-year-old boy testified that he and Ritter engaged in lewd acts in October when the boy stayed at Ritter’s home. The boy told that court that Ritter showed him photos of shirtless teens that Ritter had taken. The boy also said that Ritter showed him graphic images of Russian boys and that they then performed sex acts on each other.
The boy further testified that over Thanksgiving weekend in November, Ritter showed the boy pornographic videos while they were lying on the couch, the boy testified. He said Ritter sucked on the boy’s toes, they touched each other, and Ritter performed oral sex on the boy.
District Judge Jay R. Rose rule that there is sufficient evidence against Ritter to support charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors, indecent assault, attempt to commit unlawful contact with a minor and criminal use of a communication facility.
Ritter remains free on $100,000 bail and is pending arraignment in Pike County Court.
01/08/10 – Gregory Ritter Commits Suicide
Gregory Ritter was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.
Ritter’s attorney confirmed that his client had committed suicide.
Ritter was scheduled to plead guilty in the Pike County Court of Common Pleas to charges he had sex with a 14-year-old male.
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This is what happens when society forces people to repress who they are. What I mean is that Mr. Ritter was never allowed to be openly gay due to what was probably a conservative upbringing and the fact that he was an officer in the Army Reserves. So it comes out in a twisted way like this and now a (otherwise) good man’s life (and the child’s) is destroyed.
out of all people mr. ritter? lol wow. I’ve been away from this town for too long..its so crazy to find out things like this. Ultimately, this is just sad..He never seemed like the type that would do that! He was a cool guy, then again you never know who people are until they do stuff like this. He just took the easy way out, its a shame.
Toe Sucking Pedophile Homosexual Nice Guy Found Dead, Suicide to Blame
i shook this mans hand…. when little did ino his hand was down little boys pants… I knew this man…. I am the sister of won of his students.. idk how nobody realized this man was not interested in academics, and after skool activities.. he was interested in watching boys run in the cold with shorts. I used to look up to this man but now he has made me sick with the crimes he has commited.. the fact that he probally watched MY brother run in the cross country team.. makes me sick to my stomach.. i believe he shood be in jail for a long time
really he was a great guy.
and people you didnt n]know mr.ritter like we did.
monagacci this year was so great when ritter was there.
but when he left we all just were regular students.
mr.ritter brought the best out of us.
really mr.ritter you were my favorite teacher.
with a really bad mistake.
i still dont know why you would do that.
you had a great life.
well guess this is it.
bye mr.ritter. from: monagacci student in 09. <33333
wow way too much information in the story LOL
You know being abused is one thing but when it is a homosexual thing there needs to extra charges. This victim is going to have a long road to over come this.
He sucked on the kids toes? What a freak!
Although i dont approve of what he did and what happened, I know Mr. Ritter is good at heart and just made a dumb mistake. he is the greatest teacher I’ve ever had and he is completely and utterly my hero, and that will never change, no matter what he’s done. Thats the impact Ritter had on my life. He’s a genius. His judgement just failed him, i believe. Ritter is a hero to hundreds and hundreds of Monagacci students, and i believe that his impact on their lives wont change their views on him. He’ll always be good in our eyes.
hes not a bad bad teacher
he was my role model,
and i will never forget him as he was to me.
this comes as a shock to most of us
but really, ritter is a nice guy <3