Anthony Weiner was sentenced to 21 months in prison for his conviction involving an underage girl. Here is a timeline of low points in Weiner's case, leading on down to Monday’s sentencing.
21 September 2017: Federal prosecutors insist that a sentence between 21 and 27 months would be “fair and appropriate.”
(The New York Times said for one count the government has asked the judge to give a 21- to 27-month sentence for involvement in an FBI investigation of Hilary Clinton. The other, more serious count of transferring obscene material to a minor, could see a sentence of 10 years being handed down.)
19 May 2017: Pleaded guilty to federal obscenity charge in teen “sexting” case and will have to register as a sex offender.
(The Boston Globe said Weiner cried as he made his statement and said, “I engaged in obscene communications with this teenager,” communications which, “included sharing explicit images and encouraging her to engage in sexually explicit conduct.”)
19 May 2017: Wife filed for divorce.
(Fox News said Weiner’s long-suffering wife Huma Abedin filed for divorce just hours after Weiner’s guilty plea.)
September 2016: The FBI, New York Police Department opening investigation. They say it sprang from a newspaper story.
(The Daily Mail in an exclusive feature relayed details of Weiner’s then-alleged months-long online sexual relationship with an underage minor, as revealed by the 15-year-old in question.)
August 2016: More explicit photos go public. One with his child.
(The New York Post exclusively released photos exchanged between Weiner and an unnamed woman, including a highly inappropriate picture of the former politician in bed with his son.)
September 2013: Lost the mayoral primary to Bill de Blasio, landing in fifth place.
July 2013: A website published screenshots of “sexts,” including explicit photos.
May 2013: Campaigning for Mayor of New York City.
6 June 2011: Admitted to posting a risqué picture.
(The Washington Post said Weiner admitted in a tearful news conference to posting a picture of himself with a bulging crotch to his Twitter page.)
May 2011: Picture of sexual nature posted to Twitter page.
(CNN said a picture of Weiner wearing nothing but boxer briefs was posted to his Twitter account. Weiner claimed his account was hacked.)
July 2010: Gives a moving speech about 9/11 on the house floor, steps onto catapult into spotlight as a Democratic representative.
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