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| Democrat Edwards admits paternity | Democrat Edwards admits paternity |
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| Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has admitted he fathered a child with a filmmaker hired before his second presidential bid. | Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has admitted he fathered a child with a filmmaker hired before his second presidential bid. |
| In a statement to the Associated Press, Mr Edwards said he was the father of the girl, Quinn. | In a statement to the Associated Press, Mr Edwards said he was the father of the girl, Quinn. |
| Mr Edwards had initially denied that he was the girl's father. A former aide had claimed paternity of the girl. | |
| "I am Quinn's father," Mr Edwards said in the statement, released as Frances Quinn Hunter is about to turn two. | "I am Quinn's father," Mr Edwards said in the statement, released as Frances Quinn Hunter is about to turn two. |
| "It was wrong for me ever to deny she was my daughter and hopefully one day, when she understands, she will forgive me," the former senator said in the statement. | |
| He added that he had been financially supporting his daughter and that he had reached an agreement with her mother, film-maker Reille Hunter, to continue providing support in the future. | |
| "To all those I have disappointed and hurt, these words will never be enough, but I am truly sorry," he said. | |
| The former aide who claimed paternity of the child, Andrew Young, is due to release a book on Mr Edwards' affair in early February. |