“Anthony Weiner’s sexting compulsion cost him his seat in Congress, his shot at becoming New York mayor and his marriage. It may have even denied Hillary Clinton the presidency.
“Now, the scandal has cost him his freedom.
“Weiner, 53, dropped his head into his hands and wept as a federal judge sentenced him to 21 months behind bars for illicit online contact with a 15-year-old girl, his tears flowing long after the gavel came down on a case he called his “rock bottom”.
“As his parents but not his wife looked on in the courtroom, the New York Democrat was given until November 6 to report to prison for misconduct that included getting the North Carolina high school student to strip and touch herself on Skype and Snapchat.”
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