Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey said he and his wife engaged in threesomes with a male aide.
In an e-mail to The Associated Press, McGreevey confirmed published reports by former campaign aide Teddy Pedersen. Pedersen said he had consensual sex with the couple for about two years before McGreevey became governor.

McGreevey said the encounters happened, but the couple needs 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 said.
In 2004 the governor resigned 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 are in court trying to settle a bitter 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.

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

More recently according to the Washington Blade a judge dismissed Dina Matos McGreevey's claim of emotional distress against her estranged gay husband.

"Mr. McGreevey was not out to destroy her emotionally," Superior Court Judge Karen Cassidy said.
Cassidy said she would permit the fraud claim to continue for now, but warned, "That does not guarantee the defendant will be successful in trying her claim."

Matos McGreevey claims she was duped into marrying a gay man who sought the cover of a wife to hide his homosexuality and further his political ambitions. He claims he provided companionship and a child, thus fulfilling his part of the marriage contract.

She is seeking $600,000 in compensation for the time she would have spent at the governor's mansion had he not resigned.

That estimate includes keeping with the "Drumthwacket lifestyle," which included use of state police helicopters, a personal assistant, household staff and use of the state's beach house. Drumthwacket is the governor's mansion.
Before McGreevey became governor, he made $52,000 a year as mayor of Woodbridge, and the couple lived in a condominium.

McGreevey left office in 2004 after acknowledging an affair with a male staffer who he said was trying to blackmail him. The ex-staffer denies being gay or having an affair, and said he was sexually harassed by the Democratic governor.

Cassidy also heard arguments on the custody of their 6-year-old daughter, but barred the media from that portion of the hearing. The judge this week sealed court records relating to the girl.