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MV man takes plea deal in child pornography case

Original post made on Sep 6, 2018

A Mountain View man agreed to plea guilty on Wednesday to producing and distributing sexually explicit images of underage girls.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, September 6, 2018, 5:36 PM

Comments (3)

Posted by parent
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Sep 6, 2018 at 7:45 pm

Thanks to LinkedIn for keeping the profile of their former employee online.
Web Link">Web Link Apparently, Mr Ridder joined LinkedIn as a computer engineer right after graduating from college in Wisconsin in 2013. Then he immediately started preying on local children. Thanks to the Feds for taking this monster off the street, hopefully for good. Web Link">Web Link


Posted by Kay
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Sep 6, 2018 at 10:10 pm

Kay is a registered user.

Having pled guilty and facing a long minimum prison sentence, is this guy LOCKED UP PENDING SENTENCING OR HOPPING ON A JET TO THAILAND?


Posted by Reader
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Sep 9, 2018 at 11:28 am

@ Kay,

According to the Alameda County Jail's inmate search site, Grant S Ridder (dob 12/27/1990, 5' 8", 190 #, arrested in San Jose on 5/24/17 for the sexual exploitation of children; for possession of child porn; and for domestic violence / stalking) is currently held on No Bail status at the Glenn E Dyer Detention Facility in Oakland.

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I am surprised Ridder is held in county rather than federal; Ridder's alleged offenses are federal crimes.

You cannot treat psychopathy.


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