New York Rep. Admits Fathering Love Child

Rep. Vito Fossella has admitted fathering a 3-year-old daughter with a woman outside his marriage.

The Republican congressman from New York City made the announcement Thursday amid heavy scrutiny after his arrest for drunken driving last week in suburban Washington.

Police said Fossella told officers that he was going to see his daughter in the area when he was pulled over. That prompted questions about whether he had fathered an out-of-wedlock child because his wife lives in New York and the couple has three children together. Read more