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Vito admits it: He has a lovechild!

By Gersh Kuntzman
The Brooklyn Paper

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Embattled Rep. Vito Fossella admitted today to fathering a daughter with the woman who bailed him out of an Alexandria, Virginia jail after his arrest last Thursday for drunk driving.

In a bombshell statement released this morning, Fossella said: “I have had a relationship with Laura Fay, with whom I have a 3-year-old daughter.

“My personal failings and imperfections have caused enormous pain to the people I love and I am truly sorry.

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“While I understand that there will be many questions, including those about my political future, making any political decisions right now are furthest from my mind.

“Over the coming weeks and months, I will to continue to do my job and I will work hard to heal the deep wounds I have caused.”

The stunning admission capped a topsy-turvy week that began with that drunk-driving arrest early last Thursday in the Virginia suburbs and subsequent reports of a possible extra-marital affair with Fay, a divorced single mom.

Even before Fossella admitted to the sexual liaison and paternity, the Washington Post had reported that the six-term lawmaker would drop his bid for re-election.

“Fossella … won’t seek another term in what has quickly become a hotly contested seat for embattled Republicans,” wrote Post columnist Mary Ann Akers on the newspaper’s Web site.

Hours later, he dropped the lovechild bombshell.

Check back at www.BrooklynPaper.com for updates on this breaking story.

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