(CNN) – Former presidential candidate John Edwards arrived in Haiti Thursday, the same day he admitted to fathering a child with a former campaign worker, Reuters reported.
Joyce Fitzpatrick, a spokeswoman for Edwards, confirms to CNN the former North Carolina senator was planning to travel to Haiti Thursday with about 30 doctors to help in the relief effort.
Related: John Edwards admits he fathered child with mistress
The group was also bringing supplies, according to Fitzpatrick. It remains unclear how long Edwards is planning on staying in Haiti, which was ravaged by an earthquake over a week ago.
– CNN's Kevin Bohn contributed to this report
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The one place where no one cares what a dirtbag he is.
Good, he should just stay there, hypocrite of the worst kind.
Ol' John is in Haiti scoping out more potential baby mama's
What a F–A-K-E !!!!!!!!!
This guy has a great public relations firm. Admit to lies to every American citizen then rush to pose as Florence Nightingale. That said, I commend his interest in Haiti under any premise.
kinda sleazy guy but if he helps out Haiti then I guess I'm okay with it.
damage control, John? Give it up. Better to do public service out of the public eye. Not sure what a lawyer can do in Haiti now anyway. Send some of that money you've got instead.
Oh Gees
Dont let him around the Woman there.
I am still pretty t'd off that this guy ran for President while completly liying to the press about his womanizing.
He lied on TV about that and he lied on TV about being a Member of Builderburg.
Total Sleeze Lawyer
He may be a disgraced a politician, but he can still be a good humanitarian.
What the hell are you going to do to help? File a class action lawsuit? Sign up potential clients as they're dug out of the rubble? Get in the way and hide from the US media (YES!)?
You're not fooling anyone into thinking you're a humanitarian by leaving the country on the day you finally, partially admit the truth (that stuff about 'wanting to admit it for a long time' is BS - you never would have said anything had you not been caught by the photogs).
Go back and beg your cancer-stricken wife to forgive you. Spend the rest of your life trying to make it up to her and your family (yes, the baby included, but NOT the baby mama).
How did he find 30 doctors that would be caught DEAD with him? After all he made his fortune sueing doctors. "BEWARE" citizens of Haiti ..............
CNN, as much as I love them, but to report Haiti and Edwards child in the same reporting is wrong. Clean it up CNN and do a better job editing what you report.
That's a passive aggressive move on his part. Here, I did it...now I'm doing something good.
I think John sees this as an opportunity; starving women who don't have the strength to run from him.
Dishonor your family due to an insecurity and try to re-emerge as a saint.
We're not buying it.
WELL, Americans are very forgiving BUT my concern is for Edwards
wife and initial family. not Reill. It takes a lot of time to be forgiving!
They may forgive but not forget!
Edwards amends to his wife and family could turn into
turn into a life of giving and serving
"the people". the less fortunate. Like fighting for the people with Pres. Obama!
Remember Ted Kennedy served "the People" all of his life to make
amends.
Why is this man in Haiti ?
There is no reason for it at all. Get out of the way and let the people doing the actual work have at it.
Don't these poor people have enought problems!
John Edwards is useing a horrific human disaster in the most crude way possiable, to hide from his pathetic personel life. If this man were trully concered he would quietly and anomously write a large check to the Red Cross. I hope his publicity stunt doesn't interfer with those actually doing good work.
Totally disgusting!
Pkm john i do not know what kind of game you are playing you should be home with your wife who is very sick i hope you do not have a women waiting for you if you want to helpin haiti i will have a tiny tiiny repect for you im a dem who is happly being married for over 30 years
Wait until nine months from now – see how many babies are born in Haiti. I think it's rather strange that he would bring up this obvious revelation while the we're all focusing on the important things.
I supported him during his campaigns but now....
This loser ambulance chaser is in Haiti and not Hades? Did he bring his videographer with him too? I don't think he'll be able to resurect his image or reputation with this photo-op. Maybe Obama could go with him and they can compare blown opportunities.
hide your women
Oh great, another photo op by a politician at the expense of the Haiti earthquake. Let's just exploit the situation even more, ok?
He's a trial lawyer, probably looking for clients or a distressed property to buy.
I guess when his wife got made at him she told him to go to Hades:,
He may have misunderstood