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| Anthony Weiner Released After Serving 18 Months for Sexting Teenager | |
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| Released from a halfway house in the Bronx on Tuesday morning, Anthony D. Weiner, the former Democratic congressman whose political career crashed after multiple sexting scandals, told reporters, “I hope to be able to live a life of integrity and service.” | Released from a halfway house in the Bronx on Tuesday morning, Anthony D. Weiner, the former Democratic congressman whose political career crashed after multiple sexting scandals, told reporters, “I hope to be able to live a life of integrity and service.” |
| Mr. Weiner then walked away, released after serving 18 months of a 21-month federal prison sentence he received in 2017 for sending sexually explicit texts to a minor. | Mr. Weiner then walked away, released after serving 18 months of a 21-month federal prison sentence he received in 2017 for sending sexually explicit texts to a minor. |
| “I am glad to be getting back to my family,” Mr. Weiner, 54, said, according to video posted by Fox News. He added, “I’m glad this chapter of my life is behind me.” | “I am glad to be getting back to my family,” Mr. Weiner, 54, said, according to video posted by Fox News. He added, “I’m glad this chapter of my life is behind me.” |
| Mr. Weiner’s immediate plans and destination were unclear. One of his lawyers, Arlo Devlin-Brown, confirmed Mr. Weiner’s release but declined to comment further. | Mr. Weiner’s immediate plans and destination were unclear. One of his lawyers, Arlo Devlin-Brown, confirmed Mr. Weiner’s release but declined to comment further. |
| In April, as his sentence neared its end, Mr. Weiner was designated a Level 1 sex offender by a judge in the Bronx. The designation, one of three given to offenders in New York State, marked Mr. Weiner as posing a low risk of repeating his offense. | In April, as his sentence neared its end, Mr. Weiner was designated a Level 1 sex offender by a judge in the Bronx. The designation, one of three given to offenders in New York State, marked Mr. Weiner as posing a low risk of repeating his offense. |
| Under the designation, Mr. Weiner must register as a sex offender for 20 years. He will be required to verify his address every year, and he must report to the police to have a picture taken every three years, according to state regulations. | Under the designation, Mr. Weiner must register as a sex offender for 20 years. He will be required to verify his address every year, and he must report to the police to have a picture taken every three years, according to state regulations. |
| As Mr. Weiner is a Level 1 offender, his address will not be made available to the public, though the ZIP code of his residence will be. His information will not appear in the state’s online sex offender database but will be available by phone. | As Mr. Weiner is a Level 1 offender, his address will not be made available to the public, though the ZIP code of his residence will be. His information will not appear in the state’s online sex offender database but will be available by phone. |
| The former congressman’s time in prison stemmed from a federal investigation into messages he exchanged with a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina in 2016. Prosecutors said he sent sexually explicit photos to the girl over Snapchat and Skype. | The former congressman’s time in prison stemmed from a federal investigation into messages he exchanged with a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina in 2016. Prosecutors said he sent sexually explicit photos to the girl over Snapchat and Skype. |
| Mr. Weiner ultimately pleaded guilty in May 2017 to one count of transferring obscene material to a minor, a felony. | Mr. Weiner ultimately pleaded guilty in May 2017 to one count of transferring obscene material to a minor, a felony. |
| “I engaged in obscene communications with this teenager,” he said in court at the time. The messages included ones “encouraging her to engage in sexually explicit conduct,” he said. | “I engaged in obscene communications with this teenager,” he said in court at the time. The messages included ones “encouraging her to engage in sexually explicit conduct,” he said. |
| Mr. Weiner was sentenced to 21 months in September 2017 and entered federal custody that November. After serving 15 months of his 21-month sentence, he was transferred from a federal prison in Massachusetts to a halfway house in New York City in February. | Mr. Weiner was sentenced to 21 months in September 2017 and entered federal custody that November. After serving 15 months of his 21-month sentence, he was transferred from a federal prison in Massachusetts to a halfway house in New York City in February. |
| With his release on Tuesday, he will have spent 18 months in federal custody. Under his sentence, he is expected to face three years of supervised release. | With his release on Tuesday, he will have spent 18 months in federal custody. Under his sentence, he is expected to face three years of supervised release. |
| Mr. Weiner was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and register as a sex offender as part of his sentence. | Mr. Weiner was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and register as a sex offender as part of his sentence. |
| The investigation into Mr. Weiner was not the first time that Mr. Weiner had been caught in a sexting scandal. In 2011, Mr. Weiner admitted to sending a sexually suggestive photo of himself in underwear to a college student and having inappropriate online conversations with at least six other women. | The investigation into Mr. Weiner was not the first time that Mr. Weiner had been caught in a sexting scandal. In 2011, Mr. Weiner admitted to sending a sexually suggestive photo of himself in underwear to a college student and having inappropriate online conversations with at least six other women. |
| The controversy and fallout ultimately led him to resign from Congress after 12 years in office. | The controversy and fallout ultimately led him to resign from Congress after 12 years in office. |