Sydney Leathers has no sympathy for her former sexting pal Anthony Weiner.
Sydney Leathers has no sympathy for her former sexting pal Anthony Weiner.
“I hope he goes to jail, ” Leathers told Inside Edition Friday, after the disgraced former congressman pleaded guilty to sexting with a minor .
Leathers sexted with Weiner in 2013 when he called himself “Carlos Danger.”
Weiner faces 21 to 27 months in prison, and will be required to register as a sex offender under the plea deal.
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“I’ m relieved, I’ m happy for the kid that he was talking to, ” Leathers said of Weiner’s 15-year-old victim. “I think that it sends a strong message that even people who are rich and powerful should get in trouble if they’ re exploiting children.”
Weiner admitted to sending obscene texts to a 15-year-old North Carolina girl, whom he implored to participate in rape and role-play fantasies. Texts reveal he knew the girl’s age at the time. He would “pretend like he was a teacher and I was a student, ” the girl told the Daily Mail.
Leathers said she encouraged the underage girl to report Weiner to the FBI — a move that resulted in the agency’s re-opening of its probe into Hillary Clinton’s emails.
Leathers expressed support for Weiner’s child victim. “I hope she knows she didn’ t do anything wrong, ” she told Inside Edition.
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Leathers said she’s happy Weiner is finally facing a prison sentence for his indiscretions. “He has kind of gotten away with a lot, ” she told Inside Edition. “He’s gotten slaps on the wrists for certain things. I think for once this might be something he can’ t get himself out of.”
Hours after Weiner pleaded guilty on the federal sex charge, his estranged wife, Huma Abedin, filed for divorce .
