Former Congressman Anthony Weiner was sentenced in federal court in New York City on Monday for sexting a 15-year-old girl in 2016.
Loving Heavy? Follow us on Facebook!
(Getty)
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner was sentenced to 21 months in prison for sexting a 15-year-old girl via Skype in 2016.
Weiner, 53, appeared in federal court in Manhattan on Monday morning.
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner just entered federal courthouse in Manhattan. Set to be sentenced this morning for sexting 15yo girl. pic.twitter.com/hi3CC9EC2m
— Nicole Fuller (@nicolefuller) September 25,2017
Federal prosecutors asked for Weiner to be sentenced to jail for 21 to 27 months for the crime, according to the Associated Press .
“The defendant did far more than exchange typed words on a lifeless cellphone screen with a faceless stranger,” prosecutors wrote to the judge. “Transmitting obscenity to a minor to induce her to engage in sexually explicit conduct by video chat and photo — is far from mere ‘sexting.’”
Anthony Weiner arrives at sentencing hoping to get off with probation in teen sexting scandal https://t.co/j5ecSoBVII
— AllNewsNetworks US (@AllNewsNetUS) September 25,2017
The maximum sentence is 10 years behind bars.
Weiner’s defense attorney told the judge that his client was “filled with regret,” according to Newsday .
Weiner in tearful statement to judge: « The crime I committed was my rock bottom. but i am truly grateful that it began me on my recovery. »
— Nicole Fuller (@nicolefuller) September 25,2017
A tearful Weiner, reading from a statement, proclaims: « I’m an addict. »
— Nicole Fuller (@nicolefuller) September 25,2017
Weiner’s estranged wife, Huma Abedin, who is a top aide to Hillary Clinton, asked the judge for no jail time. Abedin has filed for divorce from the disgraced politician in May and is seeking full custody of their young son.
Read More From Heavy
Anthony Weiner & Huma Abedin’s Relationship: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
The girl involved in the case, who is from North Carolina, has not been identified because she is a minor.
Judge says she’s received letters from victim’s father and grandfather and Weiner’s response. Judge has sealed the letters, she said.
— Nicole Fuller (@nicolefuller) September 25,2017
Hillary Clinton blamed her loss in the 2016 presidential race on then-FBI Director James Comey, who reopened the investigation into her private email server just days before the election. FBI agents who were investigating Weiner discovered that many of Clinton’s emails were forwarded to Weiner’s laptop.
Read More From Heavy
FBI Warrant to Search Anthony Weiner’s Laptop for Hillary Clinton Emails Released [DOCUMENT]
Weiner resigned from Congress in 2011 after being caught sending lewd photos to several women and then trying to cover it up.
Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:
You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change)
You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change)
You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change)
You are commenting using your Google+ account. ( Log Out / Change)
Connecting to %s
Notify me of new comments via email.
Notify me of new posts via email.
