Anthony Weiner Photos Scandal: New Pictures Surface, Congressman Says He Won't Resign (PHOTO) [UPDATED]

UPDATE: A source tells the New York Daily News that Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) is considering resigning his post in congress. Over the past week, the Democratic lawmaker has resisted calls from both sides of the aisle to step down. Below, the original story that appeared in this post.

New photographs of a partially-nude Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) surfaced on Sunday in a report from TMZ.com.

The dispatch of pictures appear to have been taken by Weiner himself in what is said to be the House Members Gym. TMZ.com reports that it has confirmed the location of where the photos were taken by the lawmaker on his Blackberry and says that it has confirmed they were sent to at least one woman.

(Below, one of the images from TMZ. Click here to view all the photos released by the website.)

A senior House Democrat has renewed her demand that Weiner "do the right thing" and resign from the House because of a sexting scandal on Sunday.

Republicans, who've been keeping a low profile, are now accusing Democrats of showing poor leadership in dealing with Weiner.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the party chairman, said during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday that she and other Democratic leaders "have made clear that he needs to resign."

But she says that "at the end of the day a member of Congress makes their own decision."

Weiner says he is seeking treatment but will not resign.

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus is criticizing Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi for not moving more quickly.

He says Democratic leaders are "defending a guy who deserves no defense."

Weiner's plan leaves top Democrats wrestling with how best to end the furor over the seven-term congressman's misdeeds that could hurt the party's prospects in the 2012 elections.

Weiner's announcement that he would request a leave from Congress came shortly after several Democratic Party leaders demanded he quit on Saturday. The Weiner spectacle, with raunchy online photos and messages, has been a huge embarrassment for Democrats who back in 2006 made GOP ethics misdeeds a part of their successful campaign to win control of the House.

"This sordid affair has become an unacceptable distraction for Representative Weiner, his family, his constituents and the House," Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the party chairwoman, said in a written statement calling for the 46-year-old married lawmaker from New York City to step down.

The House Democratic leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, said Weiner "has the love of his family, the confidence of his constituents and the recognition that he needs help. I urge Congressman Weiner to seek that help without the pressures of being a member of Congress."

Aides said later that Pelosi had been aware of Weiner's plan to enter treatment when she issued her statement, and her call for a resignation had not changed because of it.

Weiner's spokeswoman, Risa Heller, said in a statement that the congressman departed Saturday morning "to seek professional treatment to focus on becoming a better husband and healthier person. In light of that, he will request a short leave of absence from the House of Representatives so that he can get evaluated and map out a course of treatment to make himself well."

The statement did not say where he would receive treatment, or what type was involved.

The developments occurred one day after Weiner acknowledged he had exchanged online messages with a 17-year-old girl in Delaware. He said nothing improper had passed between the two of them.

CNN reports that the family of the teen issued a statement on Sunday saying the interactions "were not salacious or in any manner inappropriate."

Democrats said the concerted call for his resignation had been brewing for days, as senior party officials concluded the scandal was interfering with their effort to gain political momentum in advance of the 2012 elections.

Comments

[Fahri Husaeni]

09:14 AM on 06/17/2011

The images posted during the night were allegedly taken in the gymnasium of the members of the House Weiner and shows a topless with a towel around his waist and his hand on his crotch. TMZ says that the photos were submitted online for at least one woman.http://goo.gl/wb2FR

[pettoo666]

11:39 PM on 06/16/2011

The problem with these Republicans is that their Sex Scandals are of the Homosexual nature and not Heterosexual. So I think they have to stop throwing stones at Weiner and start tapping their foot and maybe he might give them a better look....lol

[bigkay]

04:31 PM on 06/16/2011

We need more women elected to public offfice!, No wonder the country is going down the tubes,
Weiner is a pathetic , egotistical , psycho, I hope his wife DIVORCES him asap.

[Chris Fort]

12:37 PM on 06/20/2011

You're kidding me.

He sent (partial, mind you) nudies to someone and now he's a psycho.

Do you have kids? They teens yet? Odds are, they're "psycho" too.

[mumb]

12:03 AM on 06/16/2011

Yes, you are uninformed!

[pleblian]

08:55 PM on 06/15/2011

The brighter the picture, the darker the negative.

[Glen Walters]

06:08 PM on 06/15/2011

It speaks somewhere, I think in the declaration of independence, about being endowed by their creator with certain inalienable right. God must have loved Anthoney Weiner and I guess it gives him the right to show it off. Of all the so called sex scandals in the past 20 years I believe this one is the lamest of them all. The right wing wants to keep this stirred up because he is a threat to all the lies they put forward daily. I believe in the last 5 republican scandals no one resigned and at least one (Sen. Vitter) won re-election.Congressman Weiner did something dumb and having all those interviews of denial was even dumber. We all make dumb mistakes. As Christ said those without sin cast the first stone. The Republicans need to pick up their stones and go home. Congressman Weiner needs to stick it out. The hurt and embarrassment is done, Its time to move on and continue fighting for the little guy.

[lacaliffa1288]

03:31 PM on 06/15/2011

Did he hire any prostitutes? Pick up young men in a public bathroom? Was he fined $300,000 for some 80+ violations of House rules - oops, sorry that was Vitter, Craig, and the Republican Presidential candidate: Newt Gingrich! Please! Bad behavior, sure. Lied to cover it up, absolutely! None of the others have ever been man enough to admit their mistakes or apologize. He who is without sin.....?

[bigkay]

04:46 PM on 06/16/2011

He is a Democratic Congressman, he needed to act like a responsible adult, not a sicko frat boy-showing his "junk". what was he thinking?, The Dems, need every vote and stay on message-so for 2 weeks-all we hear is about his Weiner.
Change the laws so elected officials can be fired/terminated for unbecoming conduct, bribery, prostitutes,internet porn,, , lusitng after underage children,, taxes, they got to go!, .

[pettoo666]

11:46 PM on 06/16/2011

I am sorry but I can't take any politician seriously anymore. Dem or Rep. They are all human and subject to human frailties like the rest of us. They all say what we want to hear during their race for public office then flip flop all the time their in the office. My thoughts on the subject is that once they are elected they have to be separated from society itself and do the peoples work in a bubble, that way they can't be affected by outside forces and to get out of the bubble for vacation, they have to get something done.

[palmer1619]

02:05 PM on 06/15/2011

Why is this of interest to anyone, anymore?

[Michael Lindley]

02:04 PM on 06/15/2011

If good taste were a pre-requisite for any leadership position, we'd have damned few leaders! He must be so conscious of his not-very-attractive face that he overcomes by showing off other unbuyable attributes. He must have a lot of gay friends that bragged about their (depressing) online sex antics. I can't fault him for freely expressing himself. I do fault him for being ashamed. His response should have been "so what?"

[kbrown2225]

12:06 PM on 06/15/2011

Why is this news, so the guy was sexting with a bunch of women and seems overly obsessed with his own body...big deal. It is a little embarrassing and somewhat childish but hardly worth all this attention.

[Kristin Kaufmann]

12:10 PM on 06/15/2011

Me thinks your opinion would change if this were a Republican...

[Rogan]

09:23 AM on 06/16/2011

Why do you think that? It seems like you're making a pretty big assumption - nothing about kbrown2225's comment, seems directly related to an obsession with partisan political matters, in the way that your comment suggests.

[kbrown2225]

01:19 PM on 07/03/2011

Me thinks it would not because I am not a hypocrite.

[Superboh]

11:28 AM on 06/15/2011

Italy has way better sex scandals: http://goo.gl/Yi2lw

[Chubbster]

11:22 AM on 06/15/2011

Weiner's ultra-hysterical leftist politics go hand in hand with his obvious narcissism.

[Rogan]

09:24 AM on 06/16/2011

What does narcissism, have to do with being leftist? Just curious...

[Excalibre]

11:00 AM on 06/15/2011

God, please let him stay in office. This doofus's escapades are the only fun thing in the news anymore.

[bendtypes]

10:41 AM on 06/15/2011

Anthony Weiner should file to run for prez and recruit Chelsea Handler as his veep canditate.
Who could resist voting the Weiner - Handler ticket?

[lacaliffa1288]

03:36 PM on 06/15/2011

:-)

[elaine leirer]

10:25 AM on 06/15/2011

do sexually inappropriate stuff, get caught, go to rehab, wait 2 years, come back, do more stuff,get caught..............................................etc.