( CNN ) -- Pennsylvania authorities say they arrested a former United Nations weapons inspector after he allegedly exchanged sexually explicit online messages with a police officer who was pretending to be a 15-year-old girl . Scott Ritter , the former top U.N. weapons inspector in Iraq , was arrested in November , months after police said he sent sexual messages to a police officer posing as a 15-year-old girl named Emily , the Barrett Township , Pennsylvania , Police Department said in a news release Thursday . Ritter 's lawyer , Todd Henry , did not immediately respond to CNN 's requests for comment about the arrest , which The Pocono Record first reported on Thursday . According to an affidavit of probable cause , `` delmar4fun '' contacted Barrett Township Detective Ryan Venneman -- who was posing as `` Emily , '' from Poconos , Pennsylvania -- in an online chat room on February 7 , 2009 , saying he was a 44-year-old man from Albany , New York . Ritter , 48 , lives in Delmar , New York , according to police . Delmar is in Albany County . `` Delmar4fun , '' whom police identified as Ritter , sent `` Emily '' a link to his Web camera and then masturbated on camera and said he was fantasizing about having sex with her , the affidavit said . `` Emily '' told `` delmar4fun '' what her age was twice , the affidavit said . The second time , `` delmar4fun , '' turned the camera off and said he did n't realize he was speaking to a 15-year-old and did n't want to get into trouble , the affidavit said . However , Ritter allegedly later resent the camera link , and masturbated and ejaculated on camera , the affidavit said . Venneman called a phone number that `` delmar4fun '' had given , and told him that `` Emily '' was a police officer . `` Delmar4fun '' identified himself to Venneman , the affidavit said . Ritter was arrested on November 9 , 2009 , on a number of charges including indecent exposure , corruption of minors and criminal solicitation , according to the police news release . Ritter is free on $ 25,000 unsecured bail , according to the Barrett Township Police Department . Michael Rakaczewski , Monroe County , Pennsylvania , assistant district attorney , said Ritter could face up to seven years in prison if convicted . Ritter served from 1991 to 1998 as the chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq .
Former top U.N. weapons inspector in Iraq arrested in November , officials say . He allegedly exchanged sexual messages with officer posing as 15-year-old girl . Charges include indecent exposure , corruption of minors , criminal solicitation .