ABC News: Florida Republican congressman Trey Radel said he would take a leave of absence from Congress and donate his salary to charity after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of c**aine possession.
"I'm owning up to my actions. I'm taking responsibility. I'm taking it very publicly," Radel told a group of reporters at a news conference Wednesday night from his Cape Coral, Fla., office.
Radel acknowledged that he had let down his country, his family and southwest Florida residents.
"I'm struggling with this disease, but I know that I can overcome it," he added.