In his letter, Weiner also told Judge Cote that he is recovering from his mental order the corrupted his judgement. He requested the judge for mercy to be able to continue getting better and fix the damage he has done.
Aside from letter, his lawyers also appeared in court and asked Judge Cote to grant him probation. They cited that he made “remarkable progress” over the past year.
Prosecutors argued that Weiner deserved incarceration
On the other hand, prosecutors argued that probation was “simply inadequate” punishment for his crime. They emphasized that Weiner committed a serious crime and deserved imprisonment. The y recommended a prison sentence of 21 to 27 months.
According to the prosecutors, “Weiner, a grown man, a father, and a former lawmaker, willfully and knowingly asked a 15-year-old girl to display her body and engage in sexually explicit conduct for him online. Such conduct warrants a meaningful sentence of incarceration.”
