Home Walz-appointed judge releases accused pedophile with zero bail required Jonathan Alton and Judge Nathaniel Welte (Left: Crime Watch Minneapolis; Right: Minnesota Courts)

Jonathan Alton and Judge Nathaniel Welte (Left: Crime Watch Minneapolis; Right: Minnesota Courts)

This snippet of Alton's conversation with an undercover investigator he believed to be a 15-year-old girl is found in his criminal complaint. (Minnesota Judicial Branch)

Jonathan Alton and Judge Nathaniel Welte (Left: Crime Watch Minneapolis; Right: Minnesota Courts)

This snippet of Alton’s conversation with an undercover investigator he believed to be a 15-year-old girl is found in his criminal complaint. (Minnesota Judicial Branch)