Icelandic Minister Resigns Over Decades-Old Relationship With Teen

Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir stepped down as Minister for Children after admitting to a past relationship with a 16-year-old while serving as his counselor, though she plans to remain in parliament.

Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir, Iceland's Minister for Children, resigned after revealing she had a baby with a 16-year-old boy over 30 years ago while she was a 22-year-old counselor.
The relationship, which occurred while Thórsdóttir was in a position of authority, has raised ethical and legal concerns under Icelandic laws prohibiting such conduct with minors under 18.
Thórsdóttir admitted the relationship and stated she would have handled the situation differently today, acknowledging societal changes over the past decades.
Eirík Ásmundsson, the boy involved, paid child support for 18 years but reportedly had limited access to the child after Thórsdóttir married her husband.
Despite resigning as minister, Thórsdóttir intends to keep her parliamentary seat, and there is no confirmation of any official investigation into the matter.