Anthony Weiner's Guilty Plea
The former Democratic congressman will become a registered sex offender after he was found to have transferred obscene material to a minor.
by Yasmeen Serhan
May 19, 2017
1 minute
Updated at 12:05 p.m. ET
Anthony Weiner pleaded guilty Friday to criminal charges following revelations the former Democratic congressman exchanged sexually explicit messages with a 15-year-old girl.
“I have a sickness, but I do not have an excuse,” Weiner the court during his plea Friday. Though Weiner has not yet been sentenced, the charge carries between zero to 10 years in prison, and he agreed not to appeal any sentence between 21 to 27 months. The judge accepted the plea, and informed Weiner that he would have to register as a sex offender.
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