Christine Beatty, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's Former Top Aide, Video Of Her Allegedly Committing Perjury
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.
Read more here.
Read excerpts of the steamy text messages here.
Watch the video of Ms. Beatty's testimony where she is alleged to have perjured herself.





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AP | March 25, 2008 02:39 PM