Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced this morning that she is charging Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and former chief of staff Christine Beatty in connection with 12 felonies including perjury, obstruction of justice and misconduct in office in a text-messaging scandal.Kilpatrick was to be arraigned today at 5 p.m.
“President Theodore Roosevelt once said ‘no man is above the law and no man is below it,’ she said. “In this case we asked ‘can we charge perjury? Yes. Are there other crimes and offence we can charge other than perjury? Yes. Should we charge?’ Yes. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says the mayor has been charged with perjury, obstruction of justice and misconduct in office. His former chief of staff, Christine Beatty, is also facing perjury and obstruction of justice charges.
The indictment follows the publication of sexually explicit text messages between Kilpatrick and Beatty. The pair had denied they had a romantic relationship under oath during a whistleblowers’ trial last summer.
Worthy says the case is about “honesty and integrity in the justice system” and “about as far from being a private matter as one can get.”
Kilpatrick could face up to 15 years in prison and be expelled from office if convicted.
Kilpatrick has said he will not resign, and that he expects to be vindicated.
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