That may be true, but your assessment was so much more eloquent --he's a dirtball.
The women - publishing tycoon Judith Regan and Correction Officer Jeanette Pinero - were simultaneously involved in extramarital affairs with Kerik, sources told the New York Daily News.
In the harrowing weeks after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Kerik romanced both women at a secret New York City apartment, according to the sources, who have intimate knowledge of the liaisons.
As the women kept silent Monday, Kerik held an impromptu press conference outside the Times Square offices of his friend and business partner Rudy Giuliani.
Wearing a Yankees cap, Kerik acknowledged "very close" relationships with both women.
"We had a very close relationship," Kerik said of Pinero. "She is someone who worked for the Department of Correction. I've been friends with her ever since. During the time of that relationship, she was separated. I was not married."
Kerik's lawyer has told the New York Daily News that Kerik's "friendship" with Pinero ended in 1996. But the sources insisted the affair carried on through 2001.
"With regard to Judith Regan," Kerik continued, "most of you know Judith Regan published my book... She was not only extremely professional, she was very close to me."
"We had a close relationship," he said. "I'm not going to get into the details of either of those. I think that's my personal business."
Kerik also insisted a federal lawsuit claiming he had punished a correction employee who crossed Pinero would be dismissed. The city last year settled a suit making similar claims for $250,000.
Giuliani said only Kerik could answer questions about his personal relationships.
"I have confidence in Bernie," the ex-mayor said.
Regan, head of her own multimillion-dollar publishing and television empire, left town early Monday on a planned business trip, sources close to her said. The trip kept the attractive 51-year-old mother of two away from the throngs of television cameras outside her office.
Pinero also was missing from her job Monday, according to department sources, and was believed to be spending time with her husband of many years. He has vowed to stand by his wife.
It was not clear Monday how Kerik's wife of six years, Hala, reacted to the news. Outside the Maywood, N.J., home of Hala's sister, a woman answered the door but said little.
"This is a personal family matter," said the woman, who declined to identify herself.
Kerik said the scandals surrounding his failed nomination have taken a toll on the family.
"It's a difficult time," he said. "You know, you want to attack me, attack me. Don't attack my family."