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| NY mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner admits more lewd photos | NY mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner admits more lewd photos |
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| New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has admitted sending explicit messages to a woman, two years after he left Congress over a similar affair. | New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has admitted sending explicit messages to a woman, two years after he left Congress over a similar affair. |
| An unnamed woman told website The Dirty she had an online relationship with the 48-year-old last year. | An unnamed woman told website The Dirty she had an online relationship with the 48-year-old last year. |
| Mr Weiner, who has been leading polls of Democratic mayoral candidates, said he was "very sorry" about the messages. | Mr Weiner, who has been leading polls of Democratic mayoral candidates, said he was "very sorry" about the messages. |
| In 2011, he said his Twitter account was hacked, but then admitted sending lewd photos to young women. | In 2011, he said his Twitter account was hacked, but then admitted sending lewd photos to young women. |
| Flanked by his wife, Huma Abedin, in a press conference on Tuesday in New York, he apologised while reading from a prepared statement. | Flanked by his wife, Huma Abedin, in a press conference on Tuesday in New York, he apologised while reading from a prepared statement. |
| He also said he would not drop out of the New York City mayoral race, which will be decided by voters in November. | He also said he would not drop out of the New York City mayoral race, which will be decided by voters in November. |
| 'Horrible mistakes' | 'Horrible mistakes' |
| "I've said that other texts and photos were likely to come out, and today they have," Mr Weiner told reporters. | |
| "As I've said in the past, these things I did were wrong and hurtful to my wife and caused us to go through many challenges in our marriage that extended past my resignation from Congress. | "As I've said in the past, these things I did were wrong and hurtful to my wife and caused us to go through many challenges in our marriage that extended past my resignation from Congress. |
| "While some of things that have been posted today are true and some are not, there's no question that what I did was wrong. This behaviour is behind me. | "While some of things that have been posted today are true and some are not, there's no question that what I did was wrong. This behaviour is behind me. |
| "I've apologised to my wife, Huma, and I'm grateful that she has worked through these issues with me and that I've had her forgiveness. | "I've apologised to my wife, Huma, and I'm grateful that she has worked through these issues with me and that I've had her forgiveness. |
| "I want to again say how very sorry I am to anyone who was on the receiving end of these messages and the disruption that this has caused." | |
| He refused to specify what he said was inaccurate about the latest reports. | |
| Ms Abedin then took to the podium and said: "Our marriage, like many others, has had its ups and its downs. It took a lot of work and a whole lot of therapy to get to a place where I could forgive Anthony. | |
| "It was not an easy choice in any way, but I made the decision that it was worth staying in this marriage. That was a decision I made for me, for our son and for our family." | "It was not an easy choice in any way, but I made the decision that it was worth staying in this marriage. That was a decision I made for me, for our son and for our family." |
| She continued: "Anthony's made some horrible mistakes, both before he resigned from Congress and after. But I do very strongly believe that it's between us and our marriage." | She continued: "Anthony's made some horrible mistakes, both before he resigned from Congress and after. But I do very strongly believe that it's between us and our marriage." |
| "I love him, I have forgiven him, I believe in him," she added. | "I love him, I have forgiven him, I believe in him," she added. |
| 'Carlos Danger' | 'Carlos Danger' |
| The woman involved in Mr Weiner's latest "sexting" affair said her communication with him had lasted for six months, beginning in the summer of 2012. | The woman involved in Mr Weiner's latest "sexting" affair said her communication with him had lasted for six months, beginning in the summer of 2012. |
| She said she was 22 years old when she began chatting with Mr Weiner on the social networking website Formspring. | She said she was 22 years old when she began chatting with Mr Weiner on the social networking website Formspring. |
| She claimed Weiner used the alias "Carlos Danger" for their racy exchanges. | She claimed Weiner used the alias "Carlos Danger" for their racy exchanges. |
| "I was young and dumb," The Dirty quoted her as saying. | "I was young and dumb," The Dirty quoted her as saying. |
| "I just want people to really know he's lying when he acts like he has changed." | "I just want people to really know he's lying when he acts like he has changed." |
| Mr Weiner has previously said he should not have lied about the photos he posted on Twitter in 2011. | Mr Weiner has previously said he should not have lied about the photos he posted on Twitter in 2011. |
| He said he only did so because he wanted to keep the truth from his then-pregnant wife, who is a former adviser to Hillary Clinton. | He said he only did so because he wanted to keep the truth from his then-pregnant wife, who is a former adviser to Hillary Clinton. |
| He is not the only disgraced politician aiming for a comeback. | |
| Two weeks ago, former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer - who resigned in 2008 after admitting to paying for sex with prostitutes - announced his candidacy for city comptroller. |