Those in touch with current news know former Democratic Presidential Candidate John Edwards recently admitted to fathering a daughter with his mistress, Rielle Hunter.
What many may not know, however, is that Rielle Hunter was once a student at The University of Tampa.
Hunter, formerly known as Lisa Druck, entered the University of Tampa in 1982 as a freshman, but transferred after two years.
Hunter changed her first name to Rielle in 1994 because it “just came to her,” according to People magazine.
She gave birth to Frances Quinn Hunter on Feb. 27, 2008.
Edwards denied fathering the child until Jan. 21, 2010, when he made a statement to the media confessing his paternity just days before the release of a tell-all book written by a former campaign aide.
The Politician, by Andrew Young, details “John Edward’s pursuit of the presidency and the scandal that brought him down.”
Edwards met Hunter in New York’s Regency Hotel bar in Feb. 2006.
That August, Edwards hired Hunter as a campaign videographer.
Edwards denied having an extramarital affair until Aug. 2008, when an abundance of photos of he and Hunter surfaced.
His latest confession of paternity confirms what many say they already knew.
Sarah Gottlieb can be reached at sgottlieb@ut.edu.