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• Christine Beatty was the chief of staff for the mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick. Beatty resigned from her post after having lied under oath about an extra-marital affair she was having with Kilpatrick. Beatty was sentenced to 130 days in prison for obstruction of justice. In March 2009, court records of text messages between Beatty and Kilpatrick were released to the public.Click On Detroit: Read Kilpatrick, Beatty Texts Here

  In March 2009, Beatty asked to be released early from jail for good behavior. She is scheduled for release on April 15, 2009.The Detroit News: Beatty wants early release for folding towels (March 12, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Alma-mater: Howard University
  2. Former law student at Wayne State University
  3. Had an affair with the former mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, in 2002msnbc: Women In Kilpatrick's Life Revealed In Texts (March 11, 2009)
  4. Kilpatrick was married at the timemsnbc: Women In Kilpatrick's Life Revealed In Texts (March 11, 2009)
  5. Beatty was also marriedmsnbc: Women In Kilpatrick's Life Revealed In Texts (March 11, 2009)
  6. Both Kilpatrick and Beatty lied under oath about the affairmsnbc: Women In Kilpatrick's Life Revealed In Texts (March 11, 2009)
  7. Sentenced to 130 days in prison for obstruction of justiceThe Detroit News: Beatty wants early release for folding towels (March 12, 2009)
  8. Kilpatrick was sentenced to 99 days in jail and five years on probation for obstruction of justice, conspiracy and perjurymsnbc: Women In Kilpatrick's Life Revealed In Texts (March 11, 2009)

• Text Message Scandal

  Beatty and Kilpatrick were both married when they had an affair in 2002. Several police officers sued Kilpatrick, saying that their career were ruined because they were suspicious about Kilpatrick's personal life. Beatty and Kilpatrick both lied in court about the affair. They were later charged with perjury and other crimes after the Detroit Free Press published text messages between the two, some with sexual content, confirming that the two have had an affair.msnbc: Women In Kilpatrick's Life Revealed In Texts (March 11, 2009)

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