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Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel admits to "inappropriate relationship" with Hot Springs Attorney

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Updated: 12/20/2012 3:53 pm

Published: 12/18/2012 10:42 am

LITTLE ROCK, AR (TALK BUSINESS) - FOX16 content partner TalkBusiness.net is reporting that Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) said he had an “inappropriate” “limited interaction” with a Hot Springs attorney in 2011, but details of an alleged affair are limited.

McDaniel, who is term-limited as Attorney General, has already declared he will be a candidate for Governor in 2014.

Talk Business reports that the revelation is part of an ongoing domestic dispute in Garland County Circuit Court between Andrea L. “Andi” Davis and her estranged husband, Frederick N. “Fred” Day, two Hot Springs residents involved in a divorce and child custody case.

Davis is an attorney. Day is a podiatrist.

In her husband’s filing on Oct. 31, 2012, Day accused Davis of having “sexual relations with Attorney General of the State of Arkansas Dustin McDaniel in 2011 or 2012.”

Day also accuses Davis of additional sexual relations with other men as well as drug use and money laundering.

In response to the request for admissions, Davis said the accusations were “irrelevant to the issues before the court” and were asked “solely to harass and annoy.”

McDaniel released a statement today that read: “With respect to Ms. Davis, I met her during the 2010 campaign. I had limited interaction with her in 2011, some of which I regret to say was inappropriate. I have no knowledge of the other allegations contained in this pleading.

My wife Bobbi and I love each other very much. I have been candid with her about this matter, and with much prayer, we have moved on with our life together. I hope the people of Arkansas will also accept my apology and know how honored I am to work for them everyday."

Democratic Party of Arkansas spokesperson Candace Martin responded to FOX16 with the following statement:

"This is a private family matter, and we respect Dustin and Bobbi's privacy. We appreciate the work that Dustin McDaniel does as Attorney General for the people of our great state."

Andi Davis responded to FOX16 News request for a comment, emailing the following statement:

"At this juncture I cannot offer a comment. My attorneys have advised me to refrain and to go against advice of my own counsel would be irresponsible."

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TimSwift - 1/27/2013 4:29 PM

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Regarding Andi Davis; the details that her husband believes are pertinent to their divorce should not be minimized. I personally would not put it passed such a woman to have 'set up' the attorney general. Ms Davis represented my former daughter-in-law in a divorce proceeding in 2010-11, wherein, at a strategic point in time, Ms DAVIS made herself 'HER CLIENTS HUSBANDS CLIENT' also, as HIS attorney of record, for the purpose of dismissing all of HIS written testimony. This, after a FINAL divorce hearing in August 2011, wherein NO testimony was offered by either side, then, another FINAL divorce hearing took place in November of 2011, wherein testimony of her female client (and witnesses) was given; while the husband, also her client(?) was not even informed of the hearing. The divorce involved deliberate poisoning of the Defendant by the Plaintiff (Davis' client). The proceedings would not acknowledge paternity requests by the Defendant to his lawyer, a Mena attorney, and when judicial notice was given by the defendant to the divorce Judge, the defendants attorney dismissed himself as the defendants counsel, by court order, then reappeared as his counsel at the phantom FINAL divorce hearing of November 2011. Anyone interested, or who can see misconduct in the foregoing, may contact me at lerosdreamtape@hotmail.com. I can provide you with all of the court documents that will substantiate these claims.

Jm1402 - 1/8/2013 12:39 PM

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This matter has nothing to do with the people of Arkansas or Dustin's ability or trust as Attorney General or Govenor. If his wife is not angry why should we anger ? We don't snoar in his face at night ! So get over it !

ArkansasYankee - 12/19/2012 12:10 PM

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Arkansas State Attorney General. Fine example of our leading lawyer. If you can't trust an attorney, who can you trust? LOL Don't care for either choice for our next governor. Looks like we will still be saying Thank God for Mississippi.

Chickasaw - 12/19/2012 10:19 AM

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Trust is important. McDaniel has now shown in a very short period of time that he has learned nothing since he had those affairs. McDaniel: Go away! Go out and earn a living and prove for 15-20 years that you have changed. Your track record with court rulings appeared to be made from the seat of your pants and now we know why. Just simply GO AWAY! We are tired of messes like this. TIRED!

protector20 - 12/19/2012 10:18 AM

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He's just getting himself prepared to run for federal office. It's a qualification now.

Chickasaw - 12/19/2012 10:14 AM

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Senseless. One can tell how devoted he is...did it before...remarried...did it again. Obviously, a life long pattern with no intent to change. Arrogance in power. He has been a bad attorney general with rulings that appeared from the seat of his pants rather than the Arkansas Constitution. Now we may know why it appeared that his rulings were from the seat of his pants. McDaniel: Just go away and prove for 15-20 years that you can be trusted.