Huma Abedin was seen with her estranged husband Anthony Weiner for the first time in close to a year on Friday as the two came together to bring son Jordan to his first day of kindergarten.
The top aide to Hillary Clinton, who filed for divorce from her philandering husband back in May, smiled as she and Weiner both held Jordan’s hand while walking him to school in downtown Manhattan.
Weiner was forced to turn around before they group arrived at the private learning institution, where the annual tuition is over $42,000 for each student.
His retreat comes four months after he was forced to register as a sex offender, and young Jordan can be seen motioning to his father at one point as he continues on with only his mother by his side.
New York state law requires that some on the sex offender registry not be within 1,000 feet of a school.
Abedin, wearing $175 Coach flats, continued along with her son to the school.
Reunited: Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner were seen together for the first time in almost one year as they took their son Jordan to Kindergarten on Friday
Happy together: The estranged couple held hands with their son as they walked to his private school in downtown Manhattan, where annual tuition is over $42,000
Heading home: Weiner, who turned 53 on Monday, turned back towards home however halfway through the walk (above) leaving Abedin to walk their son the rest of the way
Going through the motions: Jordan could be seen motioning to his father as he walked away
So long: Weiner agreed to register as a sex offender back in May, and could be prohibited from being within 1,000 feet of a school under New York state law
Getting on with the show: Abedin, wearing $175 Coach flats, continued along with her son to the school.
Weiner was originally set to be sentenced on Friday after entering a guilty plea to a single charge of transferring obscene material to a minor but was able to push back the date so he could take his son to the start of school.
Those charges arose after DailyMail.com revealed in September of last year that he had been sexting a 15-year-old high school student from North Carolina for months.
In the wake of that revelation he had his laptop seized, and emails found on the device led to a second FBI probe into Clinton’s email server, which she later claimed cost her the election.
Abedin submitted her divorce papers on the same day Weiner appeared in court to enter his guilty plea back in May.
Weiner has agreed to accept any prison sentence of less than 27 months and register as a sex offender as part of his plea deal.
Prosecutors are recommending that Weiner serve a two-year sentence as part of the deal, with the charge carrying a maximum prison term of 10 years and maximum fine of $250,000.
He was released on bail and will be sentenced next month.
Out and about: Weiner was originally set to be sentenced on Friday after entering a guilty plea to a single charge of transferring obscene material to a minor
Lucky break: He was able to push back the date so he could take his son to the start of school
Inappropriate communication: Those charges arose after DailyMail.com revealed in September of last year that he had been sexting a 15-year-old high school student from North Carolina for months
Heading to the big house: Weiner has agreed to accept any prison sentence of less than 27 months and register as a sex offender as part of his plea deal
Long stay: Prosecutors are recommending that Weiner serve a two-year sentence as part of the deal
Another break: The charge carries a maximum prison term of 10 years and maximum fine of $250,000.
The high school student he corresponded with said the online relationship began in January of 2015 while she was a sophomore and lasted for several months.
At one point during a Skype chat Weiner asked her to undress and touch herself according to the girl.
In another message, Weiner told the teen: ‘I would bust that tight p***y so hard and so often that you would leak and limp for a week.’
Weiner did not deny exchanging ‘flirtatious’ messages with the girl.
Done: Abedin submitted her divorce papers on the same day Weiner appeared in court to enter his guilty plea back in May
They did: Abedin married Weiner in July 2010 in a ceremony that was officiated by Bill Clinton and covered in the pages of Vogue
Baby joy: Abedin became pregnant with the couple’s first child just a few months later
Hurdle: The couple was not even a year into their marriage when news broke that Weiner had been sexting women
Very social media: That was discovered after he tweeted out a photo of his erect penis that he had meant to privately send a woman on the social media site
Out of work: Weiner resigned from Congress soon after, and in December of that year Huma gave birth to son Jordan
‘I have repeatedly demonstrated terrible judgement about the people I have communicated with online and the things I have sent,’ he told the DailyMail.com in a statement.
‘I am filled with regret and heartbroken for those I have hurt.
‘While I have provided the Daily Mail with information showing that I have likely been the subject of a hoax, I have no one to blame but me for putting myself in this position. I am sorry.’
Abedin married Weiner in July 2010 in a ceremony that was officiated by Bill Clinton and covered in the pages of Vogue, getting pregnant with the couple’s first child just a few months later.
The couple was not even a year into their marriage when news broke that Weiner had been sexting women online after he tweeted out a photo of his erect penis that he had meant to privately send a woman on the social media site.
Bright idea: In 2013, Weiner decided to run for mayor of New York City and also agreed to be filmed for a documentary about his return to politics
Another hurdle: Weiner announced he would run in late May, but just two months later allegations emerged that he had continued to sext
Nom de plume: It was also revealed at that time Weiner had been hiding his identity by using the name ‘Carlos Danger’
Online paramour: Among the women who had been corresponding with the politician was a then-22-year-old Sydney Leathers
Loving the spotlight: She said that she had been sharing messages and explicit photos with Weiner as recently as April of that year
Talking it up: Leathers gave constant interviews, spoke with the press and even showed up to Weiner’s election night party
Weiner resigned from Congress soon after, and in December Huma gave birth to son Jordan.
In 2013, Weiner decided to run for mayor of New York City and also agreed to be filmed for a documentary about his return to politics.
Weiner announced he would run in late May, but just two months later allegations emerged that he had continued to sext in the years after he resigned from Congress, using the name ‘Carlos Danger.’
Among the women who had been corresponding with the politician was a then-22-year-old Sydney Leathers, who said that she had been sharing messages and explicit photos with Weiner as recently as April of that year.
She gave constant interviews, spoke with the press and even showed up to Weiner’s election night party.
This was all captured by the filmmakers, as were the moments early in Weiner’s campaign where his wife was the one who had to make calls and solicit donations for her husband while he assured her he was a reformed man.
The two separated for good however last August when news of another sexting scandal broke, with Huma spending the next few months focusing on the campaign while Weiner eventually went off to rehab.