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District Attorney Seth Williams, wife Sonita separate

District Attorney Seth Williams and wife Sonita have "Decided to end our marriage," the couple confirmed in a joint statement this afternoon.

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District Attorney Seth Williams, wife Sonita separate

POSTED: Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 4:08 PM

Dan Gross

Sonita Williams holds a bible as her husband Seth Williams is sworn in as District Attorney in Jan. 2010.

District Attorney Seth Williams and wife Sonita have “Decided to end our marriage,” the couple confirmed in a joint statement this afternoon.

The decision was made “After long and careful consideration,” and the couple will “Remain close friends and loving co-parents to our beautiful daughters,” said the couple who have 24, 12, and 8-year-old daughters.

“We entered our relationship with love and it's with love and kindness we leave it. We ask respect for our family's privacy at this time,” said the statement.

Sources tell us that the DA and Sonita, a social worker have been effectively-separated for about a year, but remained living together until recently.

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:03 PM, 12/13/2011

sorry this has transpired to these nice people. And sorry it is "news".

— zen

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:14 AM, 12/14/2011

So, CleanupPhilly, what connection are you trying to make here? If you have a point to make state it. Your writing style is.............well, it is p--s poor.

— uppdben

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:17 PM, 12/13/2011

Seems they "separated" when he became DA. Did Sonita "wait" until now to go public for political reasons? Would a pre-election separation have changed the results? Is this going to cost taxpayers? If not, then we do not need to know their marital status. Thanks for trying anyway.

— DoomsdayCritic

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:35 PM, 12/13/2011

So, which one of them has someone else? This is the case in more than 99% of marriage break-ups. I wish them both the best.

— catharine_christian_carpenter

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:53 PM, 09/05/2012

He does ... Been running around with someone in the office

— Personal Opinion

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:47 PM, 12/13/2011

I remember when Ed Rendell and his wife and Al Gore and his wife separated basically when their husbands politics careers ended

— Northeaster

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:49 PM, 12/13/2011

Gone are the days when political wives would stand by their man until they were 'rewarded' with a judgeship (looking at you Midge). Sonita you have some self respect and class, very rare. Seth-I feel your wife's regret (you're as bad a DA as you are a husband)

— InquiringMindz

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:55 PM, 09/05/2012

Agreed

— Personal Opinion

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:01 PM, 12/13/2011

The man was probably working overtime (if you know what I mean). These people are over sexed and under fed when it comes to morality.

— RufusG

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:13 PM, 12/13/2011

Sorry, that this had to become news for the public to discuss. Frankly, this is something that should have remained between husband and wife and their family.
Get back to reporting things that really matter and not this type of stuff that only creates gossip and speculation from the public.

— LadySLR