Anthony Weiner pleads guilty in sexting scandal
Published May 19, 2017
A tearful former Rep. Anthony Weiner pleaded guilty Friday to sexting a minor, apologizing in court to the teenaged victim and blaming his own "destructive impulses" for the prison time that now awaits him.
The New York federal judge accepted Weiner's admission to sending sexually explcit texts to a minor across state lines, and Weiner agreed to not appeal any sentence between 21 and 27 months in prison. He also must register as a sex offender.
"I have compulsively sought attention from women who contacted me on social media, and I engaged with many of them in both sexual and non-sexual conversation," Weiner said in a prepared statement. "These destructive impulses brought great devastation to my family and friends, and destroyed my life's dream of public service.
"I remained in denial even as the world around me fell apart," he added.
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In the statement, Weiner apologized to his family and the teenager and said he had come to grips with his twisted compulsions.
"I have a sickness, but I do not have an excuse," Weiner said.
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