Foley says he's in treatment for alcoholism

MIAMI (CNN) -- Mark Foley, the congressman who resigned Friday amid allegations that he sent inappropriate emails to teenage pages on Capitol Hill, told a Florida television station that he is being treated for alcoholism and is in a treatment facility. Foley's attorney David Roth said the letter Foley faxed to WPBF in West Palm Beach, Fla., was legitimate.The fax was apparently sent from Clearwater, Fla., but Roth would not say if that's where Foley is being treated.

Foley apologized to his family and his constituents amid scrutiny of his e-mail and instant-message contacts with pages. The six-term Florida congressman was co-chairman of the Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus and a prominent backer of legislation to crack down on online predators and criminalize child pornography on the Internet.


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