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Updated 06/11/2011 10:52 AM

Weiner Says He Sent Messages To 17-Year-Old, But They Were Not Indecent

By: Grace Rauh

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Police have reportedly spoken with a 17-year-old Delaware girl to whom Congressman Anthony Weiner sent a private Twitter message in April.

Fox News reported Friday that police officers spoke with the girl's mother at her house on Friday afternoon.

When asked about the incident, a spokesperson for Weiner said Friday evening that, "According to Congressman Weiner, his communications with this person were neither explicit nor indecent."

According to Fox News, sources said the girl was among scores of high school students who signed up for Weiner's Twitter feed after the congressman spoke to them during a trip to the Capitol on April 1.

Weiner reportedly sent the girl a direct message on April 13, although it's unknown if there was any further contact between the two.

Friday's news is that latest development since Weiner announced on Monday that he had sent sexual messages and photos over the Internet to "about six woman" over the last three years, including after he was married ten months ago. Media outlets have so far identified five of the women Weiner reportedly communicated with.

During a brief public appearance Friday, Weiner avoided questions from reporters outside his Queens apartment as he left for a day of work at his Queens office. He apologized to his neighbors for the media presence in a hand-written note.

Meanwhile, Weiner's critics are stepping up their calls for him to resign. The state Republican party has posted a "Weiner Must Resign" petition online, and a wealthy Republican from New Jersey paid for a anti-Weiner website and radio ad, which played Friday morning during Mayor Michael Bloomberg's weekly radio show.

"Anthony Weiner has disgraced the House of Representatives. He's not fit to serve in Congress. Weiner must resign now," the ad says.

But Weiner has said repeatedly that he's not stepping down, and a NY1-Marist College poll out this week found that 56 percent of his constituents want him to serve out the rest of his term.

Howard Wolfson, a former aide to Hillary Clinton who now works for Bloomberg, tried to explain on Twitter why the congressman won't throw in the towel.

"He knows the Clinton way: let voters make these decisions, not pundits and ed boards," Wolfson's message said.

When asked if Weiner should resign, Rep. Charles Rangel answered with a resounding no.

"He wasn't going with prostitutes," Rangel said. "He wasn't going out with little boys. He wasn't going into men's rooms with broad stances."

"He called me yesterday, the other day," said Rep. Carolyn Maloney. "We keep calling but we both have busy schedules and it's been difficult. My heart goes out to him and his family."

Congress is back in session on Monday – and Weiner's Democratic colleagues from outside New York aren't likely to be as forgiving.