Federal prosecutors are considering child-pornography charges against Anthony Weiner, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
The news comes according to sources familiar with the FBI and Manhattan
U.S. attorney’s investigation into allegations the former Democratic
congressman had exchanged sexually explicit messages with a 15-year-old
girl. The Journal reported that Weiner’s lawyers have met with
prosecutors and have attempted to dissuade them from bringing child-porn
charges, which carry a 15-year mandatory minimum prison sentence. This
latest probe into Weiner’s sexting habits had a drastic effect on the
2016 presidential race, with FBI chief James Comey announcing mere weeks
before Election Day that agents had found a laptop used by Weiner,
containing emails potentially related to the probe of Democratic nominee
Hillary Clinton’s private email server. |
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