Disgraced ex-congressman Anthony Weiner jailed over sexting case

Prosecutors said he broke the law by having illicit contact with a 15-year-old girl using Skype and Snapchat.

Former US congressman Anthony Weiner has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case which may have contributed to Hillary Clinton's presidential loss.

The former Democratic congressman from New York had faced up to 27 months in jail after his guilty plea to one charge of transferring obscene material to a minor.