Teen in Weiner sexting case calls Comey her newest ‘abuser’ in scathing open letter
Source: RawStory
02 NOV 2016 AT 13:41 ET
The teen girl who was allegedly sent sexually oriented text messages by former NY Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner lashed out at the FBI on Wednesday and objected to being used as political propaganda in the 2016 election.
According to TheHill.com, the unnamed 15-year-old spoke to BuzzFeed.com against the wishes of investigators, but felt she could not keep quiet in the wake of recent events.
The FBI asked for me to speak to the media as little as possible. I have tried to stay quiet, but Comey has upset me, she said. The last thing I wanted was to have this become political propaganda.
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The teen girl and her father told BuzzFeed that they had no warning that their case was about to be thrust into the national spotlight. She had just completed a draining, hours-long interview with FBI agents on Friday when her phone rang with a reporter calling for a response to Comeys letter. Her response was to write an open letter to the FBI director which was published in full by BuzzFeed News.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/teen-in-weiner-sexting-case-calls-comey-her-newest-abuser-in-scathing-open-letter/
FBI Director
November 2, 2016
I am the 15-year-old (now 16) who was the victim of Anthony Weiner. I now add you to the list of people who have victimized me. I told my story originally to protect other young girls that might be a victim of online predators.
Your letter to Congress has now brought this whole matter back into the media spotlight. Not even 10 minutes after being forensically interviewed with the FBI for seven hours, I received a phone call from a REPORTER asking for a statement. Why didnt you communicate with the local FBI agents that I had just spoken to? They could have scheduled our interview sooner or scheduled a time to interview me later, or change locations of the interview. My neighborhood has been canvassed by reporters asking for details about me.
In your letter, you chose to use a vague approach, meaning the media had to keep searching to try and find out what evidence you had uncovered and how. Every media outlet from local to national has contacted me and my family to get my story. Why couldnt your letter have waited until after the election, so I would not have to be the center of attention the last week of the election cycle?
In his cooperation with you and with his love of the spotlight, Anthony Weiner has given information that led to the media finding me. You have assisted him in further victimizing me on every news outlet. I can only assume that you saw an opportunity for political propaganda.
I thought your job as FBI Director was to protect me. I thought if I cooperated with your investigation, my identity as a minor would be kept secret. That is no longer the case. My family and I are barraged by reporters phone calls and emails. I have been even been blamed in a newspaper for causing Donald Trump to now be leading in some polls and costing Hillary the election.
Anthony Weiner is the abuser. Your letter helped that abuse to continue. How can I rebuild my life when you have made finding out my story the goal of every reporter? When I meet with my therapist next time, she will already know what we are going to talk about before I get there by reading Friday, October 28th, 2016s New York Times article.
I may have been Weiners victim, but the real story here is that I am a survivor. I am strong, intelligent, and certain that I will come out from under this nightmare, but it will not be as a result of your doing your job to protect me. I hope that by making my letter to you public, you will think about how your actions affect the victims of the crimes you are investigating. The election is important, yes, but what happened to me and how it makes me feel and how others see me, is much more important. Its time that the FBI Director puts his victims rights above political views.
Girl that lost her faith in America
P.S. To all reporters: AP, FOX, CBS, NBC, and all other media outlets, please respect my position and stop interrupting my life!
Raster
(20,998 posts)I may have been Weiners victim, but the real story here is that I am a survivor. I am strong, intelligent, and certain that I will come out from under this nightmare, but it will not be as a result of your doing your job to protect me. I hope that by making my letter to you public, you will think about how your actions affect the victims of the crimes you are investigating. The election is important, yes, but what happened to me and how it makes me feel and how others see me, is much more important. Its time that the FBI Director puts his victims rights above political views.
triron
(21,999 posts)RussBLib
(9,006 posts)not impossible, but unusual. I reckon her dad helped her with that a little.
Way to go Comey. You got just about everyone in America - except Trump supporters - pissed off at you. Helluva job.
LittleGirl
(8,285 posts)Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)I was that accomplished a writer at 16, as are countless other young ladies across this land. I have the occasion to read a lot of teenage writing and this doesn't seem at all unusual. Not one iota.
Totally agree. Comey has done nothing but make himself reviled.
Native
(5,942 posts)Native
(5,942 posts)Letter writing is not that difficult. We don't know how smart she is, where she went to school, or anything about her really. I think we at least owe her the courtesy of assuming she wrote it herself.
world wide wally
(21,741 posts)I think he's going to have his hands full with them in the near future.
Be careful what you wish for Comey
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Many 16-year-olds are great writers.
marlakay
(11,455 posts)At that age. She was editor of high school paper and could write essays on a college level.
Just because this girl got sucked in by Anthony doesn't mean she isn't educated.
Seems to me for some reason the smartest people I know always seemed to get messed up when it comes to emotional stuff.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)You may want to examine publicly available thesis papers written by hs juniors and sophomores. You'd obviously be surprised.
REALforever
(69 posts)Native
(5,942 posts)JI7
(89,247 posts)trof
(54,256 posts)Yeah, I know
He doesn't.
None of them do.