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Gay Ex-Governor Claims Threesome Tryst

By ANGELA DELLI SANTI,
AP
Posted: 2008-03-18 08:28:02
TRENTON, N.J. (March 17) - He says yes. She says no. He says yes. Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey said Monday he and his wife and a male aide engaged in sexual threesomes, contradicting a denial issued hours earlier by his estranged wife.

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In a new twist to a political scandal from the past, former New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey, above, and his wife are offering conflicting accounts over a claim by a former male aide that the trio engaged in sexual threesomes before McGreevey was elected governor in 2001. On Monday, McGreevey said it's true after his wife said it's "completely false."

In an e-mail to The Associated Press, the nation's first openly gay governor said published reports by former campaign aide Teddy Pedersen were true.

In interviews posted online Sunday night by The Star-Ledger of Newark and the New York Post, Pedersen said he had consensual sex with the couple for about two years before McGreevey became governor. He said he had contact only with Dina Matos McGreevey during the trysts, and wasn't sure whether McGreevey was gay.

In his statement, McGreevey said he and his estranged wife need to move forward for the sake of their 6-year-old daughter.

"This happened, this happened in the past, and now we need to move on with our lives," McGreevey, 50, said without being specific.

His e-mail to The Associated Press came shortly after one from Matos McGreevey. She said Pedersen's claims of consensual three-way sex "are completely false and were prompted by Jim McGreevey."

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Rear Adm. John D. Stufflebeem, delivering a speech in 2004, was convicted April 18 of making false official statements to investigators about an alleged extra-marital affair he carried out beginning in 1989.
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"Jim has had a close relationship with Pedersen since his days as mayor of Woodbridge, and arranged jobs for Pedersen from that time through his years as governor and beyond," said Matos McGreevey, 41. "They have continued their close relationship since Jim left office. This was obviously payback time for Pedersen."

The McGreeveys are in the midst of an acrimonious divorce. She accuses him of hiding his homosexuality before and during their marriage and has sued for damages. He has said she should have known he was gay.

Pedersen, 29, told the newspapers the threesomes went on for about two years during the McGreeveys' courtship and into their marriage. He said the trysts ended when McGreevey was elected governor in 2001.

What's Your Take?

Pedersen said he came forward because he was angry that Matos McGreevey was offering television commentary on the resignation of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who stepped down last week amid a call-girl scandal. During her commentary, Matos McGreevey said she was blindsided when her husband announced his homosexuality.

McGreevey resigned in 2004 after acknowledging an affair with a male staffer who he said was trying to blackmail him. The ex-staffer said he was sexually harassed by the Democratic governor.

The McGreeveys separated shortly after McGreevey's nationally televised speech in which he declared himself "a gay American."

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greatmcwhite 08:46:30 PM Mar 25 2008

McGreevy's driver was around to satisfy Dina's appetittes ? This sword swallower is worse than the ex-governer.

bwar35 12:06:40 AM Mar 24 2008

This is how I see it.

The real truth. Most people cannot own up to SEX.

When it comes to SEX Americans are closet cases.

When you get down to it, Americans cannot talk about sex openly, because its such a taboo subject, not like in Europe.

Its time we grow up, as a culture, and stop hiding behind religeous dogma.

ufdusa96 10:46:04 PM Mar 23 2008

Jim McGreevy is a person who wears many hats. Being honest is surely not one of them. He is a self serving liar. He liied to both of his wives. He lied to MOST of the people of the former great state of New Jersey. His deceit knows no bounds. Let his wife bring up their daughter away from this vile person.

valentinosweeps 10:21:34 PM Mar 23 2008

Hey you IDIOTS!!!! The pole question was do you trust his word or hers regarding the threesome. YOU CANT VOTE NEITHER YOU DUMB ASSES!!!!!!!!!!

smalto11 10:10:55 PM Mar 23 2008

wormie--mcgreevey is a democrat

lindagalegoshen 09:36:47 PM Mar 23 2008

SOUNDS LIKE HE BLEW IT!

lindagalegoshen 09:35:08 PM Mar 23 2008

GHREAAAAAT!! THAT'S ALL WEW NEED, OUR POLITICAL LEADERS HAVING 3 SUMS AND BEING PROUD OF IT AND BRAGGING ABOUT IT. SICK. NO WONDER GOD IS GOING TO DECLARE WAR ON THIS TWISTED AND SICK GENERATION! DISGUSTING. DID YOU VOTE FOR HIM?

sandbag7 06:38:44 PM Mar 23 2008

Lots of Republicans hiding in the log cabin.

fichinut 12:54:35 PM Mar 23 2008

Politicians seem to have one slogan........."IF IT FEELS GOOD-DO IT"

posullivan83 12:33:06 PM Mar 23 2008

she's a s1utbag wh0re

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