Detroit Mayor, Aide Plead Not Guilty
posted 2:38 pm Tue March 25, 2008 - DETROIT
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former top aide have pleaded not guilty to charges they lied under oath about having an affair.
The mayor and former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty were arraigned Tuesday. Not guilty pleas were entered for them on charges of perjury, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and misconduct in office. Both are accused of lying under oath about an affair and their roles in the firing of a top police official. Steamy text messages first reported by the Detroit Free Press revealed a flirty, sometimes explicit, dialogue between the two.
Attorneys for both say their clients will be exonerated.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
DETROIT (AP) - The former top aide to Detroit's mayor has pleaded not guilty to charges she lied under oath about an affair.
Former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty appeared Tuesday afternoon in a downtown courtroom. A not guilty plea was entered on her behalf on charges of perjury, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and misconduct in office.
Beatty and Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick are accused of lying under oath about an affair and their roles in the firing of a top police official.
Kilpatrick is expected to be arraigned shortly.
Attorneys for Kilpatrick and Beatty say their clients will be exonerated.
Written By COREY WILLIAMS
Attorneys for both say their clients will be exonerated.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.DETROIT (AP) - The former top aide to Detroit's mayor has pleaded not guilty to charges she lied under oath about an affair.
Former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty appeared Tuesday afternoon in a downtown courtroom. A not guilty plea was entered on her behalf on charges of perjury, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and misconduct in office.
Beatty and Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick are accused of lying under oath about an affair and their roles in the firing of a top police official.
Kilpatrick is expected to be arraigned shortly.
Attorneys for Kilpatrick and Beatty say their clients will be exonerated.
Written By COREY WILLIAMS
Latest Comment on Detroit Mayor, Aide Plead Not Guilty
Winstrv
8:59 pm on 03/25/08
Both should go to jail and they should have to pay back the millions the taxpayers had to pay to those fired security personnel.
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