Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and an ex-aide have been charged with perjury and obstruction of justice

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and an ex-aide have been charged with perjury and obstruction of justice after prosecutors said sexually explicit text messages between the two contradicted their sworn court testimony.

Kilpatrick, who is married, has been snarled in a well-publicized sex scandal since January after The Detroit Free Press reported he exchanged romantic text messages with his then-chief of staff, Christine Beatty.
The paper reported in January that in an analysis of nearly 14,000 text messages on Beatty's city-issued pager, it found some from 2002 and 2003 that indicated the two were having a romantic affair.
The newspaper report contradicted testimony Kilpatrick gave last August in a court case brought by police officers against the mayor and the city of Detroit alleging the mayor retaliated against the officers for their role in investigating his office. Critics alleged that Kilpatrick committed perjury in the case and called for his resignation.
In testimony during that case, Kilpatrick and Beatty both denied having a romantic relationship. Beatty resigned as Kilpatrick's chief of staff on January 28.

Prosecutor Kym Worthy said she charged Kilpatrick and Beatty with multiple counts of perjury, obstruction of justice and misconduct in office in a 12-count indictment. The most serious charges carry a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
Worthy also said others may be charged in the case. She asked Kilpatrick and Beatty to turn themselves in by Tuesday morning.

Prosecutor Kym Worthy has announced that she will in fact bring criminal charges against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

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.

Detroit mayor will face charges for sex scandal

According to report coming out of Detroit today, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has announced that she will in fact bring criminal charges against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty. According to the Prosecutor, an independent investigation has found that the Mayor and his former aide did in fact lie under oath in January regarding a sexual affair between the two. Do you think that the Mayor will survive this scandal? Do you think that he should resign now? Speak Out!!