Scandal-hit US lawmaker in rehab

Former US Congressman Mark Foley, who has been embroiled in a scandal over sexually suggestive e-mails, says he is undergoing treatment for alcoholism.

The Florida Republican had checked himself into a rehabilitation facility, his lawyer said.

Mr Foley was forced to resign on Friday after it was revealed that he had sent sexual messages to young men, the youngest aged 16, on his staff.