GOP Rep Paying 500K To Ex-Mistress Who Accused Him Of Strangling Her...Payment Meant To Keep Her Quiet Before Election Day...

Associated Press MICHAEL RUBINKAM November 2, 2006 04:22 PM

A Republican congressman accused of abusing his ex-mistress agreed to pay her about $500,000 in a settlement last year that contained a powerful incentive for her to keep quiet until after Election Day, a person familiar with the terms of the deal told The Associated Press.

Rep. Don Sherwood (news, bio, voting record) is locked in a tight re-election race against a Democratic opponent who has seized on the four-term congressman's relationship with the woman. While Sherwood acknowledged the woman was his mistress, he denied abusing her and said that he had settled her $5.5 million lawsuit on confidential terms.
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