The first opportunity to prosecute Ralph may come at the beginning of the story when he is elected leader and then they start the huge fire atop the mountain. Though it would be difficult to prove some kind of criminal neglect on Ralph's part, he is nominally in charge and the boy with the mulberry-colored birthmark probably perished in the fire.
The second and arguably most important event for which Ralph could be prosecuted is the death of Simon. Even though he and Piggy try to suggest that they were only on the fringes and that they didn't know what they were doing, it is clear that they participated in beating and stabbing Simon to death.
Perhaps it is also possible to hold Ralph responsible for the death of Piggy and the abuse heaped on the boys by Jack since Ralph loses control over the island.
But I'd consider the fact that he was an accessory to Simon's murder to be the most likely prosecution.
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