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".

 

In 2011, he said his Twitter account was hacked², but then admitted sending lewd³ 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.

 

He also said he would not drop out of the city's mayoral race, which will be decided⁴ by voters in November. Three of his rivals immediately called on him to stand aside.

 

 

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."

 

He said some of the latest reports were inaccurate⁵, 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."

 

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.

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