Sources: Edwards to say he fathered child

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., will admit he fathered the daughter of his admitted former mistress, unidentified sources tell a Raleigh TV station.

WRAL-TV Friday quoted sources as saying the former candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination will admit paternity of the 18-month-old daughter of former campaign videographer Rielle Hunter.

Edwards, 56, previously admitted to having an affair with Hunter but denied fathering her child. The child's birth certificate does not name the girl's father.

Edwards aide Andrew Young, who initially claimed paternity of the infant, is reportedly set to tab Edwards as the child's real father in a an upcoming new book.

The sources said Edwards may publicly admit his suspected connection to the child by the end of the ongoing criminal investigation into his campaign spending. WRAL said Edwards is being investigated for allegedly giving Hunter campaign funds to keep their affair a secret.