In 2003, a civil lawsuit was filed against Kilpatrick by ex-bodyguard Harold Nelthrope and former Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown, who claimed they were fired in retaliation for an internal-affairs investigation. Brown had led the investigation, and Nelthrope had told investigators about rumors of a party that occurred at the Mayor's mansion.[1] Both claimed that Kilpatrick was motivated, in part, by his concern that the probe would uncover his extramarital affairs.[2] The trial began in August 2007. Kilpatrick and his chief of staff, Christine Beatty, both testified under oath that they were not involved in an extramarital affair.[3][4] In September 2007, after three hours of deliberation, the jury found in favor of Nelthrope and Brown, awarding $6.5 million in damages. After the verdict was read, Kilpatrick said that the racial composition of the jury—which was mostly white and suburban—had played a role in the outcome and vowed an appeal.[2]
In October, plaintiffs' attorney Mike Stefani received thousands of text messages he had been endeavoring to obtain via subpoena—the messages indicated an affair between Kilpatrick and Beatty.[5][6] A day after he presented the files to the city's attorneys, Kilpatrick announced that he had agreed to settle the case, and the city counsel approved the $8.4 million deal, which included a proviso that Stefani would turn the files over to the mayor.[2][7][8] After the Detroit Free Press filed a Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the proviso was removed from the main settlement document and put into a confidential supplement.[2]
Discovery of confidential settlement terms and text messagesedit
The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News filed a FOIA suit, seeking all settlement-related documents,[9][10] and, in February 2008, the Michigan Supreme Court ordered the settlement documents be turned over to the plaintiffs.[11] The bulk of the text messages were released in late October 2008 by Circuit Court Judge Timothy Kenny, who instructed that some portions be redacted.[12]
Beatty resigned from her position as Kilpatrick's chief of staff.[13] The City Council requested that Kilpatrick resign as mayor and that Governor Granholm use her authority to remove him from office.[14][15] Granholm said the inquiry was like a trial and that her role would be "functioning in a manner similar to that of a judicial officer."[14] Kilpatrick said he had paid back the $8.4 million through "hard work for the city" and dismissed any intentions of removing himself from office as "political rhetoric".[16] Kilpatrick and Beatty were ultimately charged with several criminal counts, including perjury, and, as part of a plea agreement, Kilpatrick resigned as mayor.[17]
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^Schaefer, Jim; M.L. Elrick (2008-01-24). "Detroit mayor, aide lied under oath, texts show". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
^Kilpatrick, Kwame (Witness), Mike Stefani (Attorney), M.L. Elrick (Reporter), Brian Kaufman (Producer) (August 29, 2007). The mayor's response to infidelity charges (online streaming video). Detroit Free Press. Event occurs at 4:00. Retrieved February 14, 2008. I think it's absurd to assert that every woman that works with a man is a whore.
^Schaefer, Jim; Elrick, M.L.; Cruden, Alex; Millikin, Eric (February 28, 2008). "Text message scandal: The key events, people and relationships". Detroit Free Press: 14A.
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^Guthrie, Doug; Christine MacDonald (March 8, 2008). "Council seeks to join suit for texts". detnews.com. The Detroit News. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
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^Bunkley, Nick (February 28, 2008). "Detroit Mayor Loses Fight Over Secret Papers". New York Times.
^"Read text messages between Kilpatrick, Beatty here". Detroit Free Press. October 23, 2008. Click below to read text message exchanges between former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his chief of staff Christine Beatty. Circuit Court Judge Timothy Kenny instructed that some portions of the text messages be redacted. ... The Free Press also is reviewing the messages and is redacting selected explicit sexual terms. The messages do contain profanity and some sexual and racial references that may be offensive to some readers.
^Swickard, Joe (January 29, 2008). "Beatty quits, Kilpatrick lawyer sought lid on texts; staff chief silent about denying affair under oath". Detroit Free Press. p. 1A.
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The Kilpatrick and Beatty text messaging scandal was a political sex scandal in the United States emerging from a whistleblower lawsuit involving former Detroit Police chief Gary Brown Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff and paramour Christine Beatty Kwame Kilpatrick Contents 1 Background 2 Discovery of confidential settlement terms and text messages 3 Repercussions 4 CitationsBackground editIn 2003 a civil lawsuit was filed against Kilpatrick by ex bodyguard Harold Nelthrope and former Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown who claimed they were fired in retaliation for an internal affairs investigation Brown had led the investigation and Nelthrope had told investigators about rumors of a party that occurred at the Mayor s mansion 1 Both claimed that Kilpatrick was motivated in part by his concern that the probe would uncover his extramarital affairs 2 The trial began in August 2007 Kilpatrick and his chief of staff Christine Beatty both testified under oath that they 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document and put into a confidential supplement 2 Discovery of confidential settlement terms and text messages editThe Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News filed a FOIA suit seeking all settlement related documents 9 10 and in February 2008 the Michigan Supreme Court ordered the settlement documents be turned over to the plaintiffs 11 The bulk of the text messages were released in late October 2008 by Circuit Court Judge Timothy Kenny who instructed that some portions be redacted 12 Repercussions editFurther information Kilpatrick Beatty criminal trial Beatty resigned from her position as Kilpatrick s chief of staff 13 The City Council requested that Kilpatrick resign as mayor and that Governor Granholm use her authority to remove him from office 14 15 Granholm said the inquiry was like a trial and that her role would be functioning in a manner similar to that of a judicial officer 14 Kilpatrick said he had paid back the 8 4 million through hard work for the city and dismissed any 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