Former Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick apologizes in court for violating terms of probation

Former Detroit mayor apologizes in court

DETROIT — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has apologized in court for violating the terms of his probation.

Kilpatrick asked Judge David Groner to show him compassion during the Tuesday hearing. The former mayor says he is doing everything he can to pay his $1 million debt to the city.

Groner ruled last month that Kilpatrick failed to report all of his assets and meet other conditions of his probation.

Kilpatrick was ordered to pay the money to the city after pleading guilty in 2008 to obstruction of justice. Sexually explicit text messages showed Kilpatrick had lied under oath about an affair with a staff member.

Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of two to five years in prison for the 39-year-old Kilpatrick.