I asked the lawyer from Thursday about the possibility of a diversionary program. He says it's a possibility that this could happen but it would usually only work for people under the age of 21. After that the court tends to take a dim view on people claiming addiction for years, especially in the wake of other crimes associated with drinking and drugs. Ralph was on supervised probation. There's a good chance he was required to attend AA meetings for at least the first year. If he went back to drinking after that point and he's here because of it then the judge will weigh his lack of control against the viability of subsequent meetings aiding him in overcoming the addiction. Inpatient treatment is a possibility but, he says, unlikely. He also thinks the judge is not going to fully buy the claim of diminished capacity being the reason for the decision to release the video, especially when he's had multiple instances to come out and admit what he did and especially this most recent engagement with Faith where he doesn't even give her a definitive "no" to the question. The likelihood Ralph had a psychiatrist do the usual bullshit for his lawyer to say, "Your honor my client is sick and needs help" is very high, too (he says that's what he would have done).
