North Carolina Attorneys want more from Edwards in purported sex tape case

By Mike Baker Associated Press HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) -- Attorneys for a former John Edwards aide are trying to compel more information from the 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 Edwards, just a couple of weeks after one of the attorneys said Edwards had privately testified in the case. The filing does not say why 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 Edwards' deposition remain private. Edwards mistress Rielle Hunter has sued Young to reclaim materials including a video that Young has said depicts a sexual encounter involving Edwards. Young has said he traveled with Hunter for months during the 2008 presidential campaign and falsely claimed to be the father of a child that Edwards conceived with Hunter. Young contends that the tape was found amid trash that Hunter left behind in a home he was renting. The sex tape dispute has been moving forward parallel to a federal criminal investigation of Edwards. The Justice Department is trying to determine whether to prosecute Edwards over payments his donors made to keep Hunter in hiding. Attorneys for Edwards contend he did not violate any laws. Hunter worked as a videographer in 2006 for Edwards' political action committee. Edwards initially denied an affair and later denied fathering a child with Hunter. He has since admitted to both. An attorney for Young and a spokeswoman for Edwards did not return a call seeking comment Thursday. Published: Fri, Mar 4, 2011