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Jul 7, 2009 9:24 pm US/Eastern

Marion Barry Hired Girlfriend While The 2 Dated

WASHINGTON (AP) ― City records show that former D.C. mayor Marion Barry hired his former girlfriend soon after they began dating.

According to documents, 40-year-old Donna Watts-Brighthaupt was hired in October to work for Barry, who is a D.C. Council member.

She was paid at least $10,000 from Barry's taxpayer-funded budget. Barry was arrested Saturday by U.S. Park Police for allegedly stalking Watts-Brighthaupt. The 73-year-old former mayor will appear in court Thursday to learn whether the U.S. attorney will file formal charges.

Watts-Brighthaupt was a political consultant on Barry's 2008 re-election campaign and began dating him last August.

Barry has denied Watts-Brighthaupt's stalking allegations.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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