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Iceland minister who had a child with a teenager 30 years ago quits

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Iceland 's minister for children quits after admitting she had a child with a teenager 30 years ago .

Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir said in a media interview she had first started a relationship when the boy was 15 years old , and she was a 22-year-old counsellor at a religious group which he attended.

She then gave birth to his child when he was 16 , she was 23 , and they were both a year older.

Iceland 's prime minister said she only received confirmation of the story on Thursday night .

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