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	On September 28, 2006, ] reported that in 2005 Foley had sent email messages, from his personal ] account, to a then-16-year-old former ], asking the page to send a photo of himself to Foley, among other things.<ref name="ABC28">{{cite news \| url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/sixteenyearold_.html/ \| title=Sixteen-Year-Old Who Worked as Capitol Hill Page Concerned About E-mail Exchange with Congressman \| publisher=] \| date=September 28, 2006 \| first= \| last= \| retrieved= September 28, 2006}}</ref> Foley submitted a letter of resignation from Congress on September 29, 2006 in the wake of news reports about the communications.<ref name="CQ">{{cite news \| url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20060929/pl_cq_politics/republicanrepfoleyresignsdropsreelectionbidinfla16_1 \| title=Republican Rep. Foley Resigns, Drops Re-election Bid in Fla. 16 \| publisher=] \| date=September 29, 2006 \| first=Susan \| last=Ferrechio \| retrieved= September 29, 2006}}</ref> Foley issued a statement, saying "I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent."		On September 28, 2006, ] reported that in 2005 Foley had sent email messages, from his personal ] account, to a then-16-year-old former ], asking the page to send a photo of himself to Foley, among other things.<ref name="ABC28">{{cite news \| url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/sixteenyearold_.html/ \| title=Sixteen-Year-Old Who Worked as Capitol Hill Page Concerned About E-mail Exchange with Congressman \| publisher=] \| date=September 28, 2006 \| first= \| last= \| retrieved= September 28, 2006}}</ref> Foley submitted a letter of resignation from Congress on September 29, 2006 in the wake of news reports about the communications.<ref name="CQ">{{cite news \| url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20060929/pl_cq_politics/republicanrepfoleyresignsdropsreelectionbidinfla16_1 \| title=Republican Rep. Foley Resigns, Drops Re-election Bid in Fla. 16 \| publisher=] \| date=September 29, 2006 \| first=Susan \| last=Ferrechio \| retrieved= September 29, 2006}}</ref> Foley issued a statement, saying "I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent."

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	According to the ], "], R-La., who sponsored the page from his district, told reporters that he learned of the e-mails from a reporter some months ago and passed on the information to Rep. ], R-N.Y., chairman of the ].<ref name="AP1">{{cite news \| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/09/29/national/w123452D40.DTL&type=politics \| title=Sixteen-Year-Old Who Worked as Capitol Hill Page Concerned About E-mail Exchange with Congressman \| publisher=] \| date=September 29, 2006 \| first= \| last= \| retrieved= September 28, 2006}}</ref> Carl Forti, a spokesman for the GOP campaign organization, said Reynolds learned from Alexander that the parents did not want to pursue the matter.		According to the ], "], R-La., who sponsored the page from his district, told reporters that he learned of the e-mails from a reporter some months ago and passed on the information to Rep. ], R-N.Y., chairman of the ].<ref name="AP1">{{cite news \| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/09/29/national/w123452D40.DTL&type=politics \| title=Sixteen-Year-Old Who Worked as Capitol Hill Page Concerned About E-mail Exchange with Congressman \| publisher=] \| date=September 29, 2006 \| first= \| last= \| retrieved= September 28, 2006}}</ref> Carl Forti, a spokesman for the GOP campaign organization, said Reynolds learned from Alexander that the parents did not want to pursue the matter.

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The Congressional Page sex scandal of 2006 involved former Republican congressman Mark Foley who sent a 16 year old congressional page electronic messages.

2005

On September 28, 2006, ABC News reported that in 2005 Foley had sent email messages, from his personal AOL account, to a then-16-year-old former Congressional page, asking the page to send a photo of himself to Foley, among other things. Foley submitted a letter of resignation from Congress on September 29, 2006 in the wake of news reports about the communications. Foley issued a statement, saying "I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent."

According to the Associated Press, "Rodney Alexander, R-La., who sponsored the page from his district, told reporters that he learned of the e-mails from a reporter some months ago and passed on the information to Rep. Thomas Reynolds, R-N.Y., chairman of the House Republican campaign organization. Carl Forti, a spokesman for the GOP campaign organization, said Reynolds learned from Alexander that the parents did not want to pursue the matter.

John Shimkus said "that in late 2005 he learned — through information passed along by Alexander's office — about an e-mail exchange in which Foley asked about the youngster's well-being after Hurricane Katrina, and requested a photograph." Foley was ordered to cease all contact with the former page and assured Shimkus he would do so.

ABC News has reported that Foley also engaged in a series of sexually explicit instant messages with current and former teenage male pages. In one message, ABC said, Foley wrote to one page: "Do I make you a little horny?"

In another message, Foley wrote, "You in your boxers, too? ... Well, strip down and get relaxed."

Investigation

Late Friday night, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) offered the resolution, which was passed 410-0 directing the ethics committee to begin an inquiry into Foley’s behavior.

References

"Sixteen-Year-Old Who Worked as Capitol Hill Page Concerned About E-mail Exchange with Congressman". ABC News. September 28, 2006. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |retrieved= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
Ferrechio, Susan (September 29, 2006). "Republican Rep. Foley Resigns, Drops Re-election Bid in Fla. 16". St Petersburg Times. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |retrieved= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
^ "Sixteen-Year-Old Who Worked as Capitol Hill Page Concerned About E-mail Exchange with Congressman". Associated Press . September 29, 2006. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |retrieved= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
"Foley Interviewed About Page Last Year; Democrats Not Told". Roll Call. September 29, 2006. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |retrieved= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

External links

Foley Interviewed About Page Last Year; Democrats Not Told from Roll Call September 29, 2006

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	On September 28, 2006, ] reported that in 2005 Foley had sent email messages, from his personal ] account, to a then-16-year-old former ], asking the page to send a photo of himself to Foley, among other things.<ref name="ABC28">{{cite news \| url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/sixteenyearold_.html/ \| title=Sixteen-Year-Old Who Worked as Capitol Hill Page Concerned About E-mail Exchange with Congressman \| publisher=] \| date=September 28, 2006 \| first= \| last= \| retrieved= September 28, 2006}}</ref> Foley submitted a letter of resignation from Congress on September 29, 2006 in the wake of news reports about the communications.<ref name="CQ">{{cite news \| url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20060929/pl_cq_politics/republicanrepfoleyresignsdropsreelectionbidinfla16_1 \| title=Republican Rep. Foley Resigns, Drops Re-election Bid in Fla. 16 \| publisher=] \| date=September 29, 2006 \| first=Susan \| last=Ferrechio \| retrieved= September 29, 2006}}</ref> Foley issued a statement, saying "I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent."		On September 28, 2006, ] reported that in 2005 Foley had sent email messages, from his personal ] account, to a then-16-year-old former ], asking the page to send a photo of himself to Foley, among other things.<ref name="ABC28">{{cite news \| url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/sixteenyearold_.html/ \| title=Sixteen-Year-Old Who Worked as Capitol Hill Page Concerned About E-mail Exchange with Congressman \| publisher=] \| date=September 28, 2006 \| first= \| last= \| retrieved= September 28, 2006}}</ref> Foley submitted a letter of resignation from Congress on September 29, 2006 in the wake of news reports about the communications.<ref name="CQ">{{cite news \| url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20060929/pl_cq_politics/republicanrepfoleyresignsdropsreelectionbidinfla16_1 \| title=Republican Rep. Foley Resigns, Drops Re-election Bid in Fla. 16 \| publisher=] \| date=September 29, 2006 \| first=Susan \| last=Ferrechio \| retrieved= September 29, 2006}}</ref> Foley issued a statement, saying "I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent."

			{{wikisource\|Mark Foley instant message chats with Congressional page}}
	According to the ], "], R-La., who sponsored the page from his district, told reporters that he learned of the e-mails from a reporter some months ago and passed on the information to Rep. ], R-N.Y., chairman of the ].<ref name="AP1">{{cite news \| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/09/29/national/w123452D40.DTL&type=politics \| title=Sixteen-Year-Old Who Worked as Capitol Hill Page Concerned About E-mail Exchange with Congressman \| publisher=] \| date=September 29, 2006 \| first= \| last= \| retrieved= September 28, 2006}}</ref> Carl Forti, a spokesman for the GOP campaign organization, said Reynolds learned from Alexander that the parents did not want to pursue the matter.		According to the ], "], R-La., who sponsored the page from his district, told reporters that he learned of the e-mails from a reporter some months ago and passed on the information to Rep. ], R-N.Y., chairman of the ].<ref name="AP1">{{cite news \| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/09/29/national/w123452D40.DTL&type=politics \| title=Sixteen-Year-Old Who Worked as Capitol Hill Page Concerned About E-mail Exchange with Congressman \| publisher=] \| date=September 29, 2006 \| first= \| last= \| retrieved= September 28, 2006}}</ref> Carl Forti, a spokesman for the GOP campaign organization, said Reynolds learned from Alexander that the parents did not want to pursue the matter.

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