Anthony Weiner jailed for 21 months for sexting underage girl

September 25, 2017 22:02

Ex-New York congressman Anthony Weiner burst into tears as he was sentenced to 21 months in jail for sending sexually explicit messages to an underage girl.

He pleaded guilty in May to transferring obscene material to a minor and agreed not to appeal against a prison sentence of 27 months or less.

Weiner, 53, quit Congress in 2011 over a sex scandal and was again exposed in his 2013 run for New York mayor.

In addition to jail time, Weiner was sentenced to three years of supervised release, according to a statement from the US Attorney's Office.

Weiner's attorneys contended the former politician had acted out of the "depths of an uncontrolled sickness" and was now seeking treatment.

An investigation into Weiner's sexting case played a role in last year's 2016 presidential election, when authorities found emails on his laptop from Abedin, who was a senior aide to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

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