18:26 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nMarried New York congressman Anthony Weiner has admitted sending a close-up picture of his underpants to a young woman, but says he will not resign.<\/p>\n
The Democratic representative also acknowledged “inappropriate” communications with women online.<\/p>\n
Mr Weiner had initially said his Twitter account had been hacked when a photo of a man’s crotch was sent from it last week.<\/p>\n
On Monday he admitted this was not true, saying that he had “panicked”.<\/p>\n
A tearful Mr Weiner told a news conference he was “deeply ashamed of my terrible judgement”.<\/p>\n
“I’m deeply regretting what I have done and I’m not resigning,” he said, apologising for any pain caused to his family, constituents, supporters and staff.<\/p>\n
‘Explicit photos’<\/span><\/p>\nHe said he had intended to send the picture of himself in his underpants as a direct message on Twitter.<\/p>\n
Direct messages can only be viewed by the addressee, whereas normal Twitter messages are generally accessible.<\/p>\n
“Once I realised that I had posted to Twitter I panicked, I took it down and said that I had been hacked,” Mr Weiner said.<\/p>\n
He then said he had had exchanges with women he met online both before and after he married Huma Abedin, a top aide to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, last year.<\/p>\n
“I have exchanged messages and photos of an explicit nature with about six women over the last three years.”<\/p>\n
But he said he had not met the women, and had never had sex outside his marriage.<\/p>\n
His admission came on the same day a conservative blogger posted what purported to be photos of Mr Weiner without his shirt on.<\/p>\n
Conservative provocateur Andrew Brightbart said he had obtained the photos from a woman with whom Mr Weiner had flirted online.<\/p>\n
Mr Weiner, a native New Yorker and former New York City Council member, is known for his outspoken liberal views and his fiery speeches on the floor of the US House of Representatives.<\/p>\n
He was widely expected to run for New York mayor in 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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