“THE internet is the predator’s venue of choice,” said Anthony Weiner in 2007 when he was a New York congressman trying to pass a bill that updated sexual predator laws. A decade later, the one-time mayoral candidate was convicted and sentenced in a federal court to 21 months in prison for transferring obscene material using social media to a minor.
Just six years ago, Mr Weiner’s prospects looked bright. He was a congressman who was admired for his criticism of Republicans who did not vote for a bill that provided aid for first-responders to 9/11. His wife, Huma Abedin, was Hillary Clinton’s closest advisor. He was considered to stand a reasonable chance of becoming New York City’s mayor.
But in 2011 Mr Weiner sent a graphic photo of his genitals using Twitter that accidentally went public. At first, he claimed he had been hacked, but it soon emerged that he had been exchanging explicit messages with six women over three years. He stepped down as congressman. But New Yorkers, who had a soft spot...Continue reading
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