ATLANTA — Even in a campaign filled with head-spinning news, the latest revelation is a shocker: Herschel Walker, who has spoken out repeatedly against absentee dads, fathered a son who he financially supports but doesn’t see.
Court records obtained by the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution show the child’s mother sued Walker in 2013, a year after giving birth, to obtain a declaration of paternity and child support. The child is now 10 years old. The story was first reported in The Daily Beast.
It’s the latest in a spate of controversies that have dogged Walker in his campaign against Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock that could decide control of the chamber. Walker has falsely claimed that he worked in law enforcement, asserted that he graduated from college when he has not, exaggerated his business record and made bizarre statements promoting a purported coronavirus cure.
