the allegations first surfaced in the daily mail the online sexting relationship allegedly went on for months between weiner and a girl claiming to be just 15 .
the girl , whose name is being withheld by dailymail.com because she is a minor , said the online messages .
scroll down to hear the teen on tape anthony weiner carried on a months - long sexual relationship with a 15 - year - old girl online , and even sent her photos of himself , including one of him in a pool the high school girl , whose name is being withheld by dailymail.com because she is a minor , said the online relationship began last january in one message , he tells
story highlights authorities have opened preliminary investigations weiner is alleged to have exchanged sexually explicit text messages with a purportedly underage girl washington ( cnn ) prosecutors in the office of us attorney preet bharara have issued a subpoena for anthony weiner 's cell phone and other records , according to law enforcement officials .
an fbi task force in new york designed to combat the sexual exploitation of children also is investigating , according to a law enforcement official who was n't authorized to discuss an ongoing case and spoke on the condition of anonymity .
read more file - in this july 24 , 2013 file photo , new york city mayoral candidate anthony weiner leaves his apartment building in new york .
disgraced former congressman anthony weiner has acknowledged he communicated ... ( associated press ) new york ( ap ) — online communications between disgraced former congressman anthony weiner and a 15 - year - old girl are being investigated by law enforcement agencies in new york and north carolina , officials said thursday .
the investigations were launched after an online outlet , dailymail.com , on wednesday published an anthony weiner carried on a months - long online sexual relationship with a 15 - year - old girl .
spokespersons for the us attorney 's office in manhattan and the fbi declined to comment .