| Monday, October 02, 2006 |
| Foley rides the lightning |
You can't have thought that a sitting Congressman would resign over some benign emails, would you? Not unless he knew that something really big, really bad, was coming. Well, believe it or not, what you've heard about Mark Foley so far is not the worst. This, however, might be. Accoridng to the on fire Brian Ross at ABC, Foley's similarity to the nut-jobs who show up naked in random kitchens on MSNBC Investigates' "To Catch a Predator" don't end with nasty Internet chats:
In addition to explicit sexual language, former Congressman Mark Foley's Internet messages also include repeated efforts to get the underage recipient to rendezvous with him at night.
"I would drive a few miles for a hot stud like you," Foley said in one message obtained by ABC News.
The FBI says it has opened a "preliminary investigation" of Foley's e-mails. Federal law enforcement officials say attempts by Foley to meet in person could constitute the necessary evidence for a federal charge of "soliciting for sex" with a minor on the Internet.
In another message, Foley, using the screen name Maf54, appears to describe having been together with the teen in San Diego.
Maf54: I miss you lots since san diego.
Teen: ya I cant wait til dc
Maf54: :)
Teen: did you pick a night for dinner
Maf54: not yet…but likely Friday
Teen: ok…ill plan for Friday then
Maf54: that will be fun
The messages also show the teen is, at times, uncomfortable with Foley's aggressive approach.
Maf54: I want to see you
Teen: Like I said not til feb…then we will go to dinner
Maf54: and then what happens
Teen: we eat…we drink…who knows…hang out…late into the night
Maf54: and
Teen: I dunno
Maf54: dunno what
Teen: hmmm I have the feeling that you are fishing here…im not sure what I would be comfortable with…well see
Foley resigned Friday after ABC News questioned him about the Internet messages.
Mark Foley, to put it the way Maf54 might say it: dude, you're goin' to jail.
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