Adventures in GOP-tard Hypocrisy: Rep. Bill Young's Abandoned First Family
Early in 1982, when Young was 51, his office hired secretary Beverly Angello, 26. She would work in his office until late 1983.
At some point in between, Marian Young began hearing rumors from friends.
"People called me and said he was having an affair, but I didn't have any proof," said Marian Young, now 81.
The proof arrived on June 21, 1984, when the congressman and Angello had a son — Charles William Young II — while he was still married to and living with his wife.
Marian doesn't remember exactly when her husband admitted that the child was his. "I asked him if he was messing around and he said no," she said. "But then later on he said he was."
After the birth, Marian said, Bill Young asked her to take a ride with him to the hospital to see Beverly's baby. Marian believes he wanted an arrangement where he could stay married to her but still have a relationship with Angello.
"He didn't want the divorce, actually," she said. "But there was no way I was going to hang around."
Within a few months of Billy Young's birth, Marian filed for divorce. It took about a year. A critical part of the agreement, she said, centered on keeping the affair and the baby a secret.
"My attorney said, 'If all of this comes out, the congressman may be in jeopardy of losing his seat. If we can get alimony from him to keep you from letting everybody know about that, that would be beneficial,' " Marian Young said.
"I said, 'Done.' "
The divorce became final Nov. 15, 1985. Its records were sealed.
"I asked my attorney why did he (have the records sealed)," she said. "He said, 'It's because of the child.' "
Eight days later, Young married Beverly in the House prayer room of the U.S. Capitol.
Less than a year later, Young was awarded the Family and Freedom Award from the Christian Voice, the nation's largest conservative religious lobby.
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