The plot thickens in the John Edwards/Rielle Hunter extra-marital affair scandal as a North Carolina judge found former John Edwards campaign staffer, Andrew Young, in contempt of court for failing to turn over a sex tape featuring the onetime presidential candidate and his mistress, Rielle Hunter.
North Carolina Superior Court Judge Abraham Jones ruled that Young has until Wednesday at 2 p.m. to turn over the tape, according to the Raleigh, N.C., News and Observer. If Young surrenders the tape, there will be a hearing to determine whether he and his wife Cheri have complied with the order, Jones said at the hearing at the Chatham County Courthouse in Hillsborough, N.C.
After the hearing today, the Youngs said they never had any intention of distributing the tape or showing it publicly, according to the News and Observer. They said they have no problem with turning the materials over to the court to be sealed until the civil case over possession is resolved. The tape is currently in a safety deposit box in Atlanta.
From an Orange County family law perspective, in order to prevail in a Contempt matter here in California, the following requirements must be met to prevail in a Contempt action:
(1) There must be a valid order;
(2) The citee must have knowledge of the order;
(3) The court must find that the citee had the ability to comply with the order;
(4) To be held in contempt, the accused party must have willfully disobeyed the order.
For more information on filing a Contempt action, please contact an Orange County family law attorney.
Source: People: John Edwards' Ex-Staffer in Contempt of Court over Sex Tape
