Jesse Jackson scandal resulted in a daughter born out of wedlock — today, she’s all grown up

At the time, Jackson addressed the situation directly in an interview with ABC News.

“This is no time for evasions, denials or alibis. I fully accept responsibility, and I am truly sorry for my actions,” he said.

When he made the public statement, his daughter was already 20 months old. Her mother, Karin Stanford, had worked in Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition office in Washington, D.C. Jackson explained that he had been working to discuss the matter privately with his wife and their five children before it became public.