A North Carolina judge has ordered Andrew Young, John Edwards’ former aide, to turn over a “very private and personal” videotape, which reportedly features Edwards and his then-mistress Rielle Hunter.

To encourage quick compliance with the order, the judge placed Young in contempt of court. So far, though, the actual arrest of Young has not been ordered.

If Young complies and hands over the tape, the contempt citation will be removed. The deadline for him to do so is February 10.

Hunter, former mistress of ex-senator and Dem presidential candidate John Edwards, sought the court’s help in returning what was described in court filings as a “very private and personal” videotape.

Court papers indicate that the video is in the possession of a campaign aide who wrote a tell-all book about Edwards and his affair.

Hunter, a Hollywood videographer, was originally granted a temporary restraining order against Young by the court. The restraining order also contains papers that specify the return of photos and videos, including a tape made approximately four years ago while she was working for Edwards.

“In or about September 2006, using my video camera, I authored a personal video recording that depicted matters of a very private and personal nature,” Hunter’s affidavit reads. In the affidavit Hunter also acknowledges “having an intimate relationship with Edwards.”

“The decision was made that the Video be destroyed,” Hunter wrote. She stated that she pulled out the tape from the cassette and stored it in a box with personal belongings.

In his book, Young describes viewing a sex tape that showed Edwards and a woman he assumed was Hunter. Young indicated that some videotapes were inside a “box of trash” that Hunter left behind at a home he rented for her. He also indicated that the tape had been pulled out of its cassette casing, but that he was able to fix it.

Young wrote in his book that the naked woman depicted in the video was pregnant.

Hunter had her child with Edwards in 2008, more than a year after the affidavit indicates her “private” video was made.

Hunter has also filed a lawsuit against Young and his wife, seeking damages for invasion of privacy.

Edwards’ political action committee reportedly paid Hunter’s production company $100,000 in 2006 for her work as a videographer during his second White House run.