HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — Lawyers for a former aide to John Edwards are trying to compel more information from the former senator and two-time presidential candidate for a lawsuit involving a purported sex tape, according to documents filed Thursday.
The motion submitted by Andrew Young’s lawyers seeks more details from Mr. Edwards just a couple of weeks after one of the lawyers said Mr. Edwards had testified privately in the case.
The filing does not say why Mr. Young’s side wants more evidence. Most of the document was filed under seal because of a protective order keeping details confidential. A judge previously ordered that details of Mr. Edwards’ deposition remain private.
Mr. Edwards’ mistress, Rielle Hunter, has sued Mr. Young to reclaim materials including a video that Mr. Young has said depicts a sexual encounter involving Mr. Edwards. Mr. Young has said he traveled with Ms. Hunter for months during the 2008 presidential campaign and falsely claimed to be the father of a child that Mr. Edwards conceived with Ms. Hunter.
Mr. Young contends that the tape was found amid trash that Ms. Hunter left behind in a home he was renting.
The sex-tape dispute has been moving forward parallel to a federal criminal investigation of Mr. Edwards. The Justice Department is trying to determine whether to prosecute Mr. Edwards over payments his donors made to keep Ms. Hunter in hiding. Lawyers for Mr. Edwards contend he did not violate any laws.
Ms. Hunter worked as a videographer in 2006 for Mr. Edwards’ political action committee. He initially denied an affair and later denied fathering a child with Ms. Hunter. He since has admitted to both.
A lawyer for Mr. Young and a spokeswoman for Mr. Edwards did not return a call seeking comment Thursday.
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