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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". | Mr Weiner, who has been leading polls of Democratic mayoral candidates, said he was "very sorry". |
| 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, at a press conference on Tuesday in New York, he apologised while reading from a prepared statement. | Flanked by his wife, Huma Abedin, at 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. But three of his rivals immediately called on him to stand aside. | |
| 'Horrible mistakes' | 'Horrible mistakes' |
| Mr Weiner told reporters: "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. | Mr Weiner told reporters: "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 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." | "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 said some of the latest reports were inaccurate, but refused to go into detail. | He said some of the latest reports were inaccurate, but refused to go into detail. |
| 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." | 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." |
| 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' |
| Briefly taking questions after the statements, Mr Weiner admitted that some of the online activity in question had taken place as late as summer last year. | Briefly taking questions after the statements, Mr Weiner admitted that some of the online activity in question had taken place as late as summer last year. |
| The woman involved has alleged they began exchanging messages in July 2012. That month, Mr Weiner and his wife spoke of their happy life, in a People magazine profile. | The woman involved has alleged they began exchanging messages in July 2012. That month, Mr Weiner and his wife spoke of their happy life, in a People magazine profile. |
| The woman said her online relationship with him lasted for six months and she was 22 years old when they began chatting on the social networking website Formspring. | |
| She claimed he used the alias "Carlos Danger" for their racy exchanges. | She claimed he 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 denied posting lewd photos 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. | |
| She gave birth to the couple's son, Jordan, later that year. | |
| Mr Weiner will find out how damaging his latest conduct has been in September's primary elections, when Democratic voters decide if he or one of his rivals should represent their party in the mayoral race. | |
| He is not the only disgraced politician aiming for a comeback. | 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. | 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. |