ABC ONLINE GLITCH LEADS TO IDENTITY OF FOLEY ACCUSER; FEATURED IM EXCHANGE WAS WITH 18 YEAR OLD

The Drudge Report ^ | 10-04-06 | Drudge

[jrooney]

A posting of an unredacted instant message sessions between Rep. Mark Foley and a former congressional page has apparently exposed the identity of the now 21 year-old accuser...

ABC RELEASED TRANSCRIPT OF ONE CHAT BETWEEN FOLEY AND A MAN WHO WAS 18 AT THE TIME OF THE INSTANT MESSAGE EXCHANGE.... NETWORK STATED THE MESSAGE WAS TO 'UNDER AGE' TEEN... DEVELOPING...

ABC ONLINE GLITCH LEADS TO IDENTITY OF FOLEY ACCUSER; FEATURED IM EXCHANGE WAS WITH 18 YEAR OLD

[jennyjenny]

I think it was both. More explicit ones when he was 18. All I heard all weekend is that he was 16.

[jdm]

"He turned 18 on Feb 23, 2003."

Thanks. So then the IMs are, for certain, prior to Feb. 23, 2003 (between Jan. 1 and Feb. 22, 2003).

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

CindyDawg,

His bday in on his myspace page.

[The_Reader_David]

No, age of consent in DC is 16, there is no question of statutory rape involved. The only question is whether hinting via the internet that one wants sex to a 17 year old while arranging to meet after the 'hintee' turns 18 violates the Federal anti-internet-solicitation-of-minors statute. Alas, that question really does seem to turn on Clintonian word-parsing.

[carola]

Just listening to ABC news on the radio and not a word of the new information about the page's age. It's all about the resignation of the former Foley aid. Typical.

[flaglady47]

under 18 is attempted statutory rape... the guy was under the age of consent

The age of consent is 16, not 18.

[wouldntbprudent]

One thing is Jordan is very likely to hit the financial jackpot on this. ABC wrongfully released his name, if only for a few minutes. It was long enough for his identity to be revealed to the entire world and ABC's lawyers no doubt are talking about a settlement offer at this very moment.

But the money won't help him, I dare say. Prolly make matters worse.

[Alia]

Bela Pelosi, as a freeper has coined, is all on about this "position of trust" thing regard interns... I don't think I've ever heard a Democrat decry the female and male teachers having sex with underage students.

[tophat9000]

It's neither, as the page was over the age of 16 which is the age of consent in Washington D.C.

So Foley is the Queer Bill Clinton with out the perjury when sued

[TXBubba]

I don't mean to sound rude but if you will read the thread you will find all the answers. The "naughty" e-mails happened after the birthday. The move conversational ones happened before.

[IslandJeff]

As a bonus dessert, Woodward has already conceded that his book release was timed specifically for the 2006 elections.

Now that Bubba's Minions have cost Woodward substantial green and face-time, what's Old Nixon Bagger going to make up about Clinton in time for 2008?

This is rich!

[jrooney]

The creepy ones, not the sexual ones. Sexual ones that have caused the stir were after 18.

[savedbygrace]

Maybe O'RiledUp still has dreams of getting on at one of the alphabet nets. He seems to suck up to those guys a lot.

[LibLieSlayer]

Dinner solicitation was December of 2002. Sex IM's were from April 2003. 18th Birthday was on Feb 23 od 2003.

LLS

[avacado]

This is crazy! NBC, ABC and especially CBS would NEVER fudge on their reporting right before an election! NEVER!

This message approved by Dan Rather.

[msnimje]

It is, but a Federal law (sponsored as a bill in the House by Foley) makes it a Federal crime to use the internet to solicit sex from a minor, irrespective of local age of consent laws.

Isn't that a new law? Would it be in effect retroactively to the time these emails were made?

[kabar]

I just sent another contribution to the Friends of George Allen, my fourth. I am sending an absentee ballot to my daughter in Germany. My wife and I will be voting for Allen in November.

[jennyjenny]

Xxxxxxxxxx (8:33:29 PM): ya slow things down a little im still young...like under 18 dont want to do anything illegal...im not 18 till feb 23 Maf54 (8:33:43 PM): i know.. Maf54 (8:33:50 PM): nothing will happen Maf54 (8:34:04 PM): just dreaming

Odd. What would the kid be doing that is illegal? This smells.

[wouldntbprudent]

Those women are gross.

[McGavin999]

Everyone should think about this. If that guy did NOT save and give those IMs to ABC, than he literally can OWN ABC now. They negligently allowed his IMs to be posted without making sure his screename was removed and someone traced it to him. So, if he's innocent of giving up the IMs, then he's about to be a very, very rich young man.