Edwards admits to extramarital affair

(CNN) -- Former U.S. senator and Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards admitted Friday to an extramarital affair. He denied being the father of the woman's child, as had been alleged in tabloid reports.

"In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs," he said in a written statement. "I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness."

In an interview set to air Friday night on ABC's "Nightline," Edwards acknowledged the affair with 42-year-old Rielle Hunter, which began after she was hired to make documentary videos for his campaign, ABC said.

"You cannot beat me up more than I have already beaten up myself. I have been stripped bare and will now work with everything I have to help my family and others who need my help," he added in the statement...

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June 4, 2007

Edwards: 'I sin every single day'
Posted: 07:44 PM ET

WASHINGTON (CNN) — What's the biggest sin former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards has ever committed? It's hard to tell, he told CNN's Soledad O'Brien at a faith and politics forum Tuesday night, because he sins "every single day."

"If I have a day where I haven't sinned multiple times, I would be amazed," Edwards said. He added, "To try to identify one particular sin that's worse or more extreme to the others, the list is too long."

Edwards received applause from the audience when he said he couldn't identify a specific sin that he has committed. But he further explained his response by saying "we all fall short, which is why we have to ask for forgiveness from the Lord."

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