Okay Family, This Mess is Just EmbarassingIt's time to go Mayor Kwame, before sistagirl Kym Worthy puts a whuppin on you Black man! Newsweek has the da bomb coverage, under the hood.
It took Eliot Spitzer all of two days to resign after he was caught cavorting with a call girl. In Detroit, that feels like a New York minute. Two months into his own sex scandal, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is preparing for a Motown Showdown as he fights new charges.
In one corner is Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, who on Monday unsealed a 12-count indictment against the mayor and Christine Beatty, his former chief of staff whose sexy text messages appear to reveal an adulterous affair the two denied under oath. In the other corner is Kilpatrick, 37, who is the first Detroit mayor ever to be charged with a crime while in office.
Sure, he faces 80 years in jail if convicted on all eight counts he faces, which include perjury, obstruction of justice, conspiracy to obstruct justice and misconduct in office. But Kilpatrick vowed to keep swinging in what is shaping up to be a bruising battle that could last into 2009 - when he'll be up for re-election. "There will be a full airing of all the facts in this case," Kilpatrick promised at a press conference Monday, before turning himself in for finger printing and booking, "that will result in my full and complete vindication of all that has been laid before you."
First to enter the ring Monday was Worthy, a blunt talking prosecutor who has had a testy relationship with the mayor. In a 40-minute press conference that sounded like an opening argument, she invoked Teddy Roosevelt and Lady Justice to damn the mayor's actions as a betrayal of the public trust. "This was not an investigation focused on lying about sex," she said. "The public trust was violated."
Worthy has also discovered that documents were destroyed and indicated she is considering charges against other city officials, including city attorneys. The city's top lawyer and a human resources official (who is also the mayor's cousin) will be in court later this week to answer contempt charges for not responding to investigative subpoenas from Worthy. "This is beginning to sound more and more like Watergate," said city Councilwoman Sheila Cockrel, who voted with the 7-1 majority on the council last week in a non-binding resolution calling for Kilpatrick to resign.... [Newsweek]
It took Eliot Spitzer all of two days to resign after he was caught cavorting with a call girl. In Detroit, that feels like a New York minute. Two months into his own sex scandal, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is preparing for a Motown Showdown as he fights new charges.
In one corner is Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, who on Monday unsealed a 12-count indictment against the mayor and Christine Beatty, his former chief of staff whose sexy text messages appear to reveal an adulterous affair the two denied under oath. In the other corner is Kilpatrick, 37, who is the first Detroit mayor ever to be charged with a crime while in office.
Sure, he faces 80 years in jail if convicted on all eight counts he faces, which include perjury, obstruction of justice, conspiracy to obstruct justice and misconduct in office. But Kilpatrick vowed to keep swinging in what is shaping up to be a bruising battle that could last into 2009 - when he'll be up for re-election. "There will be a full airing of all the facts in this case," Kilpatrick promised at a press conference Monday, before turning himself in for finger printing and booking, "that will result in my full and complete vindication of all that has been laid before you."
First to enter the ring Monday was Worthy, a blunt talking prosecutor who has had a testy relationship with the mayor. In a 40-minute press conference that sounded like an opening argument, she invoked Teddy Roosevelt and Lady Justice to damn the mayor's actions as a betrayal of the public trust. "This was not an investigation focused on lying about sex," she said. "The public trust was violated."
Worthy has also discovered that documents were destroyed and indicated she is considering charges against other city officials, including city attorneys. The city's top lawyer and a human resources official (who is also the mayor's cousin) will be in court later this week to answer contempt charges for not responding to investigative subpoenas from Worthy. "This is beginning to sound more and more like Watergate," said city Councilwoman Sheila Cockrel, who voted with the 7-1 majority on the council last week in a non-binding resolution calling for Kilpatrick to resign.... [Newsweek]