Lawyer kills himself after sex sting

chagrin · 11-07-2006, 08:35 AM

Dude was going to be busted from those Dateline stings.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15592444/

Texas prosecutor kills himself after sex sting
County assistant district attorney commits suicide as police serve warrant

Updated: 3:28 p.m. ET Nov 6, 2006
TERRELL, Texas - A prosecutor killed himself as police tried to serve him with an arrest warrant alleging he solicited sex with a minor, authorities said.

Louis “Bill” Conradt Jr., 56, chief felony assistant district attorney for nearby Rockwall County and former district attorney in Kaufman County, died Sunday.

Police forced their way into Conradt’s Terrell home after hearing a gunshot when he refused to answer the door, a police spokesman said. The officers found Conradt with a self-inflicted gunshot wound and he later died at a hospital in Dallas, about 30 miles west of Terrell.

Police in the town of Murphy, in nearby Collin County, said Conradt solicited sex from a decoy posing online as a 13-year-old, said Murphy Police Sgt. Snow Robertson.

NBC News confirmed the sting operation involved "Dateline" and its "To Catch A Predator" series and issued the following statement:

NBC News' "Dateline" was in Texas reporting on its "To Catch A Predator" series in conjunction with online watchdog group Perverted Justice. In the midst of that effort, Rockwall County Assistant District Attorney Louis W. Conradt Jr. contacted a decoy from Perverted Justice who was posing as a 13-year-old boy. Local authorities launched an investigation into Conradt's online communications and went to his home with an arrest warrant. In the course of that investigation, Conradt committed suicide. There was no contact whatsoever between Conradt and "Dateline" at any point in the investigation.

Police said Conradt had not gone to the house but they believed he would.

Murphy Mayor Bret Bishop told the newspaper that he hopes his town won’t be used again as a trap for child predators.

“I think it’s a noble cause, but our police department is hired to serve and protect our citizens, and not to expose them to outside threats,” Bishop said.

Conradt was Kaufman County’s elected district attorney for more than two decades before resigning in 2002 to run for a judgeship. He lost and later took the Rockwall County job.

© 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed

jspchief · 11-07-2006, 08:36 AM

Good.

Hopefully others will pick up on this solution.

KC Jones · 11-07-2006, 08:38 AM

I wish this were all the rage with child molesters.

Robo-Chachi · 11-07-2006, 08:38 AM

Aside from worming this guy out, it sounds like Dateline wasn't really involved too much. Doesn't sound like he was ever on film or even knew it was a Dateline thing. It seems more of an issue with what Perverted Justice does.

**ChiTown** · 11-07-2006, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by jspchief

Good.

Hopefully others will pick up on this solution.

[Enter the bleeding hearts who will find your solution appalling - I'm not one of them]

Brock · 11-07-2006, 08:42 AM

2 for 1

Amnorix · 11-07-2006, 08:42 AM

Yeah, somehow I'm not overwrought over this.

jspchief · 11-07-2006, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by KC Jones

I wish this were all the rage with child molesters.

Oh yea, the child molesters too.

Fairplay · 11-07-2006, 09:00 AM

Reminds me how the prison warden on the Shawshank redemption went.

The police knocking on his door as he put a bullet to the head.

chagrin · 11-07-2006, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robo-Chachi

Aside from worming this guy out, it sounds like Dateline wasn't really involved too much. Doesn't sound like he was ever on film or even knew it was a Dateline thing. It seems more of an issue with what Perverted Justice does.

The article states they were working in conjunction with Dateline, still - I didn't post it to stick out Dateline, but I am pleased with their efforts, and perverted justice too. It's shocking to see exactly how many people, and from the different walks of life, seemingly have no education about sexual relationships, people or the most basic, and little bit of, respect for other humans.

jidar · 11-07-2006, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by chagrin

It's shocking to see exactly how many people, and from the different walks of life, seemingly have no education about sexual relationships, people or the most basic, and little bit of, respect for other humans.

I laughed at that because you have a Quagmire avatar.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Family Guy, but hey that's funny.

**Lzen** · 11-07-2006, 09:03 AM

Hate to say it, but I'm not disappointed.

**Bugeater** · 11-07-2006, 09:05 AM

**Bwana** · 11-07-2006, 09:07 AM

Reminds me of the joke where the punch line is" "It's a good start."

chagrin · 11-07-2006, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jidar

I laughed at that because you have a Quagmire avatar.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Family Guy, but hey that's funny.

lol! Oh the irony

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