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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 and the Republican congressional leadership that attempted to cover it up.
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.
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Conversation Foley had with underaged person
"Republican Congressman Foley (7:25:14 PM): hey
Auto response from Underage Boy (7:25:14 PM): scrounging for food…brb
Republican Congressman Foley (7:25:25 PM): ok
Republican Congressman Foley (7:25:35 PM): kep scrounging
Underage Boy (7:31:51 PM): boo
Republican Congressman Foley (7:32:13 PM): bo dude
Underage Boy (7:32:17 PM): lol
Underage Boy (7:32:26 PM): whered ya go this afternoon
Republican Congressman Foley (7:33:39 PM): i am in pensecola…had to catch a plane
Underage Boy (7:33:47 PM): oh well thats fun
Republican Congressman Foley (7:34:04 PM): indeed
Underage Boy (7:34:14 PM): what are you doing in pensecola
Republican Congressman Foley (7:34:21 PM): now in my hotel room
Underage Boy (7:34:39 PM): well ..like why did you go there
Republican Congressman Foley (7:35:02 PM): for the campaign
Underage Boy (7:35:29 PM): have you officialy announced yt
Republican Congressman Foley (7:35:45 PM): not yet
Underage Boy (7:36:06 PM): cool cool…
Republican Congressman Foley (7:37:27 PM): how my favorite young stud doing
Underage Boy (7:37:46 PM): tired and sore
Underage Boy (7:37:52 PM): i didnt no waltzing could make you sore
Republican Congressman Foley (7:38:04 PM): from what
Underage Boy (7:38:34 PM): what do you mean from what
Underage Boy (7:38:42 PM): from waltzing…im sore from waltzing
Republican Congressman Foley (7:39:32 PM): tahts good
Republican Congressman Foley (7:39:32 PM): you need a massage
Republican Congressman Foley signed off at 7:39:37 PM.
Republican Congressman Foley signed on at 7:40:35 PM.
Underage Boy (7:40:44 PM): got kicked off?
Republican Congressman Foley (7:41:24 PM): must have
Underage Boy (7:41:57 PM): ugh tomorrow i have the first day of lacrosse practice
Republican Congressman Foley (7:42:27 PM): love to watch that
Republican Congressman Foley (7:42:33 PM): those great legs running
Underage Boy (7:42:38 PM): haha…they arent great
Underage Boy (7:42:45 PM): thats why we have conditioning
Underage Boy (7:42:56 PM): 2 days running….3 days lifting
Underage Boy (7:43:11 PM): every week
Underage Boy (7:43:14 PM): until the end of march
Republican Congressman Foley (7:43:27 PM): well dont ruin my mental picture
Underage Boy (7:43:32 PM): oh lol…sorry
Republican Congressman Foley (7:43:54 PM): nice
Republican Congressman Foley (7:43:54 PM): youll be way hot then
Underage Boy (7:44:01 PM): haha…hopefully
Republican Congressman Foley (7:44:22 PM): better be
Republican Congressman Foley (7:46:01 PM): well I better let you go do oyur thing
Underage Boy (7:46:07 PM): oh ok
Underage Boy (7:46:11 PM): have fun campaigning
Underage Boy (7:46:17 PM): or however you spell it
Underage Boy (7:46:18 PM): lol
Underage Boy (7:46:25 PM): ill see ya in a couple of weeks
Republican Congressman Foley (7:46:33 PM): did any girl give you a haand job this weekend
Underage Boy (7:46:38 PM): lol no
Underage Boy (7:46:40 PM): im single right now
Underage Boy (7:46:57 PM): my last gf and i broke up a few weeks agi
Republican Congressman Foley (7:47:11 PM): are you
Republican Congressman Foley (7:47:11 PM): good so your getting horny
Underage Boy (7:47:29 PM): lol…a bit
Republican Congressman Foley (7:48:00 PM): did you spank it this weekend yourself
Underage Boy (7:48:04 PM): no
Underage Boy (7:48:16 PM): been too tired and too busy
Republican Congressman Foley (7:48:33 PM): wow…
Republican Congressman Foley (7:48:34 PM): i am never to busy haha
Underage Boy (7:48:51 PM): haha
Republican Congressman Foley (7:50:02 PM): or tired..helps me sleep
Underage Boy (7:50:15 PM): thats true
Underage Boy (7:50:36 PM): havent been having a problem with sleep though.. i just walk in the door and collapse well at least this weekend
Republican Congressman Foley (7:50:56 PM): i am sure
Underage Boy (7:50:57 PM): i dont do it very often normally though
Republican Congressman Foley (7:51:11 PM): why not
Republican Congressman Foley (7:51:22 PM): at your age seems like it would be daily
Underage Boy (7:51:57 PM): not me
Underage Boy (7:52:01 PM): im not a horn dog
Underage Boy (7:52:07 PM): maybe 2 or 3 times a week
Republican Congressman Foley (7:52:20 PM): thats a good number
Republican Congressman Foley (7:52:27 PM): in the shower
Underage Boy (7:52:36 PM): actually usually i dont do it in the shower
Underage Boy (7:52:42 PM): just cause i shower in the morning
Underage Boy (7:52:47 PM): and quickly
Republican Congressman Foley (7:52:50 PM): in the bed
Underage Boy (7:52:59 PM): i get up at 530 and am outta the house by 610
Underage Boy (7:53:03 PM): eh ya
Republican Congressman Foley (7:53:24 PM): on your back
Underage Boy (7:53:30 PM): no face down
Republican Congressman Foley (7:53:32 PM): love details
Underage Boy (7:53:34 PM): lol
Underage Boy (7:53:36 PM): i see that
Underage Boy (7:53:37 PM): lol
Republican Congressman Foley (7:53:39 PM): really
Republican Congressman Foley (7:53:54 PM): do you really do it face down
Underage Boy (7:54:03 PM): ya
Republican Congressman Foley (7:54:13 PM): kneeling
Underage Boy (7:54:31 PM): well i dont use my hand…i use the bed itself
Republican Congressman Foley (7:54:31 PM): where do you unload it
Underage Boy (7:54:36 PM): towel
Republican Congressman Foley (7:54:43 PM): really
Republican Congressman Foley (7:55:02 PM): completely naked?
Underage Boy (7:55:12 PM): well ya
Republican Congressman Foley (7:55:21 PM): very nice
Underage Boy (7:55:24 PM): lol
Republican Congressman Foley (7:55:51 PM): cute butt bouncing in the air
Underage Boy (7:56:00 PM): haha
Underage Boy (7:56:05 PM): well ive never watched myslef
Underage Boy (7:56:08 PM): but ya i guess
Republican Congressman Foley (7:56:18 PM): i am sure not
Republican Congressman Foley (7:56:22 PM): hmmm
Republican Congressman Foley (7:56:30 PM): great visual
Republican Congressman Foley (7:56:39 PM): i may try that
Underage Boy (7:56:43 PM): it works
Republican Congressman Foley (7:56:51 PM): hmm
Republican Congressman Foley (7:56:57 PM): sound inetersting
Republican Congressman Foley (7:57:05 PM): i always use lotion and the hand
Republican Congressman Foley (7:57:10 PM): but who knows
Underage Boy (7:57:24 PM): i dont use lotion…takes too much time to clean up
Underage Boy (7:57:37 PM): with a towel you can just wipe off….and go
Republican Congressman Foley (7:57:38 PM): lol
Republican Congressman Foley (7:57:45 PM): where do you throw the towel
Underage Boy (7:57:48 PM): but you cant work it too hard….or its not good
Underage Boy (7:57:51 PM): in the laundry
Republican Congressman Foley (7:58:16 PM): just kinda slow rubbing
Underage Boy (7:58:23 PM): ya….
Underage Boy (7:58:32 PM): or youll rub yourslef raw
Republican Congressman Foley (7:58:37 PM): well I have aa totally stiff wood now
Underage Boy (7:58:40 PM): cause the towell isnt very soft
Republican Congressman Foley (7:58:44 PM): i bet..taht would hurt
Underage Boy (7:58:50 PM): but you cn find something softer than a towell i guess
Republican Congressman Foley (7:58:59 PM): but it must feel great spirting on the towel
Underage Boy (7:59:06 PM): ya
Republican Congressman Foley (7:59:29 PM): wow
Republican Congressman Foley (7:59:48 PM): is your little guy limp…or growing
Underage Boy (7:59:54 PM): eh growing
Republican Congressman Foley (8:00:00 PM): hmm
Republican Congressman Foley (8:00:12 PM): so you got a stiff one now
Underage Boy (8:00:19 PM): not that fast
Underage Boy (8:00:20 PM): hey
Underage Boy (8:00:32 PM): so you have a fetich
Republican Congressman Foley (8:00:32 PM): hey what
Underage Boy (8:00:40 PM): fetish**
Republican Congressman Foley (8:00:43 PM): like
Republican Congressman Foley (8:00:53 PM): i like steamroom
Republican Congressman Foley (8:01:04 PM): whats yours
Underage Boy (8:01:09 PM): its kinda weird
Underage Boy (8:01:14 PM): lol
Republican Congressman Foley (8:01:21 PM): i am hard as a rock..so tell me when your reaches rock
Underage Boy (8:01:23 PM): i have a cast fetish
Republican Congressman Foley (8:01:27 PM): well tell me
Republican Congressman Foley (8:01:32 PM): cast
Underage Boy (8:01:44 PM): ya like…plaster cast
Republican Congressman Foley (8:01:49 PM): ok..so what happens
Republican Congressman Foley (8:01:58 PM): how does that turn you in
Underage Boy (8:02:02 PM): i dont know
Underage Boy (8:02:04 PM): it just does
Underage Boy (8:02:08 PM): ive never had one
Underage Boy (8:02:16 PM): but people that have them turn me on
Underage Boy (8:02:27 PM): and if i had one it would probably turn me on
Underage Boy (8:02:29 PM): beats me
Underage Boy (8:02:32 PM): its kinda weird
Underage Boy (8:02:50 PM): but along with that i like the whole catholic girl look….thats our schools uniform
Republican Congressman Foley (8:03:02 PM): ha thats wild
Underage Boy (8:03:14 PM): ya but now im hard
Republican Congressman Foley (8:03:32 PM): me 2
Republican Congressman Foley (8:03:42 PM): cast got you going
Republican Congressman Foley (8:03:47 PM): what you wearing
Underage Boy (8:04:04 PM): normal clothes
Underage Boy (8:04:09 PM): tshirt and shorts
Republican Congressman Foley (8:04:17 PM): um so a big buldge
Underage Boy (8:04:35 PM): ya
Republican Congressman Foley (8:04:45 PM): um
Republican Congressman Foley (8:04:58 PM): love to slip them off of you
Underage Boy (8:05:08 PM): haha
Republican Congressman Foley (8:05:53 PM): and gram the one eyed snake
Republican Congressman Foley (8:06:13 PM): grab
Underage Boy (8:06:53 PM): not tonight…dont get to excited
Republican Congressman Foley (8:07:12 PM): well your hard
Underage Boy (8:07:45 PM): that is true
Republican Congressman Foley (8:08:03 PM): and a little horny
Underage Boy (8:08:11 PM): and also tru
Republican Congressman Foley (8:08:31 PM): get a ruler and measure it for me
Underage Boy (8:08:38 PM): ive already told you that
Republican Congressman Foley (8:08:47 PM): tell me again
Underage Boy (8:08:49 PM): 7 and 1/2
Republican Congressman Foley (8:09:04 PM): ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Republican Congressman Foley (8:09:08 PM): beautiful
Underage Boy (8:09:38 PM): lol
Republican Congressman Foley (8:09:44 PM): thats a great size
Underage Boy (8:10:00 PM): thank you
Republican Congressman Foley (8:10:22 PM): still stiff
Underage Boy (8:10:28 PM): ya
Republican Congressman Foley (8:10:40 PM): take it out
Underage Boy (8:10:54 PM): brb…my mom is yelling
Republican Congressman Foley (8:11:06 PM): ok
Underage Boy (8:14:02 PM): back
Republican Congressman Foley (8:14:37 PM): cool hope se didnt see any thing
Underage Boy (8:14:54 PM): no no
Underage Boy (8:14:59 PM): she is computer dumb though
Underage Boy (8:15:01 PM): it makes me so mad
Republican Congressman Foley (8:15:04 PM): good
Republican Congressman Foley (8:15:08 PM): haha
Republican Congressman Foley (8:15:11 PM): why
Underage Boy (8:15:23 PM): cause she cant do anything
Republican Congressman Foley (8:15:31 PM): oh well
Underage Boy (8:15:41 PM): she couldnt figure out how to download a file from an email and open it
Republican Congressman Foley (8:15:53 PM): haha
Underage Boy (8:16:14 PM): and she only does it like a million times a day
Underage Boy (8:16:16 PM): oh well
Underage Boy (8:16:18 PM): whatever
Underage Boy (8:16:53 PM): well i better go finish my hw…i just found out from a friend that i have to finish reading and notating a book for AP english
Republican Congressman Foley signed off at 8:17:43 PM.
See also
External links
- Foley Interviewed About Page Last Year; Democrats Not Told from Roll Call September 29, 2006