"Saying "wait and see", ESPECIALLY ABOUT WHAT OTHER REPUBLICANS KNEW ABOUT THE SITUATION, is not sticking up for perverts."
Your intentions are honorable here; however, my sister who lives for most of the year in Florida, says that almost everyone down there (in Pub circles, and some without also) knew Foley was gay. I believe many of Foley's colleagues both knew or seriously suspected he was homosexual. My guess is some covered for him. Just his having remained single and being the age he is makes it suspicious. Same rumors exist about the blond guy in California, what's his name? The rather good looking middle-aged Pub Congressman, David something. There's lots who think he too is gay.
I want to be very clear about my position here.
I do not care if everyone in the universe covered up that he was gay. I very much care if others knew Foley was messing with minors.