Career
Young came to prominence via a scandal in which he claimed paternity of Rielle Hunter"s child born on February 27, 2008. John Edwards had admitted a past affair with Hunter, but denied paternity of the baby even though Edwards was in fact the father. Young has since renounced that statement, and Edwards publicly admitted paternity on January 21, 2010.
Young is a 1984 graduate of Civil Engineer Jordan High School in Durham, North Carolina, where he was a captain of the football team
Young has worked for the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. He registered as a lobbyist in 1999 and started working for John Edwards as a campaign staffer.
He is a graduate of the Wake Forest University School of Law, though he is not a licensed lawyer Through his attorney, Pamela J. Marple, Andrew Young publicly claimed fatherhood of Rielle Hunter"s daughter Quinn in December 2007.
Young later denied this, claiming Edwards was indeed the father and his original claim of paternity was part of a cover-up.
