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N.Y. Representative Arrested Last Week in Possible DWI Admits to Out-of-Wedlock Child

A congressman from New York has admitted to fathering a child in an extramarital affair three years ago. Under mounting scrutiny, Staten Island Rep. Vito Fossella, who has three children with his wife, released a statement this morning naming the child's mother and confirming the existence of their 3-year-old daughter. "I have had a relationship with Laura Fay, with whom I have a 3-year-old daughter," Fossella, 43, he said in the statement. Fossella, a conservative Republican, acknowledged... Full Story
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