Ex-UN inspector Scott Ritter guilty in sex chat case

Gerald · 04-15-11, 06:00 AM

Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter has been found guilty of unlawful contact with a minor following an online sex sting operation.

Ritter, an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq, had a sexually graphic online chat in 2009 with an undercover police officer posing as a 15-year-old girl named Emily.

The 49-year-old was convicted on six of seven counts.

Ritter's lawyer said his client did not think he was speaking with a minor.

Ritter, a former US Marine, initiated a conversation through a Yahoo chatroom in February 2009 with police detective Ryan Venneman who was posing as the teenage girl.

Mr Ritter then performed a sex act on himself in front of a web camera, despite the officer's repeated claims that he was 15-years-old.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13089135

Note: 15 April 2011 Last updated at 02:00 GMT

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Ex-UN inspector Scott Ritter guilty in sex chat case Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter has been found guilty of unlawful contact with a minor following an online sex sting operation. Ritter, an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq, had a sexually graphic online chat in 2009 with an undercover police officer posing as a 15-year-old girl named Emily. The 49-year-old was convicted on six of seven counts. Ritter's lawyer said his client did not think he was speaking with a minor. Ritter, a former US Marine, initiated a conversation through a Yahoo chatroom in February 2009 with police detective Ryan Venneman who was posing as the teenage girl. Mr Ritter then performed a sex act on himself in front of a web camera, despite the officer's repeated claims that he was 15-years-old. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13089135 Note: 15 April 2011 Last updated at 02:00 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie