Posted on 10/05/2006 2:45:06 PM PDT by mmyers
Three more former congressional pages have come forward to reveal what they call "sexual approaches" over the Internet from former Congressman Mark Foley.
The pages served in the classes of 1998, 2000 and 2002. They independently approached ABC News after the Foley resignation through the Brian Ross & the Investigative Team's tip line on ABCNews.com. None wanted their names used because of the sensitive nature of the communications.
"I was seventeen years old and just returned to [my home state] when Foley began to e-mail me, asking if I had ever seen my page roommates naked and how big their penises were," said the page in the 2002 class.
The former page also said Foley told him that if he happened to be in Washington, D.C., he could stay at Foley's home if he "would engage in oral sex" with Foley.
THE BLOTTER RECOMMENDS READER DISCRETION STRONGLY ADVISED: Foley's Exchange with Underage Page Foley Instant Message Chat While Waiting for a House Vote Click Here to Watch This Week's Brian Ross Investigates Webcast The page told ABC News he was interviewed this week by FBI agents who had a six-page list of questions about Foley and the exchanges.
The second page who talked with ABC News, a graduate of the 2000 page class, says Foley actually visited the old page dorm and offered rides to events in his BMW.
"His e-mails developed into sexually explicit conversations, and he asked me for photographs of my erect penis," the former page said.
The page said Foley maintained e-mail contact with him even after he started college and arranged a sexual liaison after the page had turned 18.
The third page interviewed by ABC News, a graduate of the 1998 page class, said Foley's instant messages began while he was a senior in high school.
"Foley would say he was sitting in his boxers and ask what I was wearing," the page said.
"It became more weird, and I stopped responding," the page said.
All three pages described similar instant message and e-mail patterns, with remarkably similar escalations of provocative questions.
"He didn't want to talk about politics," the page said. "He wanted to talk about sex or my penis," the page said.
The three new verbal accounts are in addition to two sets of sexually explicit instant messages provided to ABC News by former pages.
An online story on the Drudge Report Thursday claimed one set of the sexually explicit instant messages obtained by ABC News was part of a "prank" on the part of the former page, who reportedly says he goaded the congressman into writing the messages.
"This was no prank," said one of the three former pages who talked to ABC News today about his experience with the congressman.
Sadly, most Americans aren't even aware of the adult angle and still have the false impression given by the media that Foley was cybering with little boys.
Yes. Yes I do.
Looks like Brian Ross has to cover his butt big-time.
That's called "Hearsay".
What they did report.......that President Bush called Speaker Hastert today and offerred his support.
:-)
"How do you know what computer(s) Foley used, btw?"
The IM had parts showing Foley interrupted his lovely conversation to vote on some bill.
Thank you. Given what page classes they were from, and the dates, they're all now between 21 and 24 or so years old. Definitely big enough boys to come forth like MEN and make their accusations face to face.
Well at least the macacas haven't been able to focus on the fact that 16-20 of our guys have lost their lives in Iraq in the past week. I hate it that it's happening, but I'm grateful they aren't able to wave the bloody shirt about it.
I think the page in the quote is referring to his own communications with foley.
But he could have been a laptop....
But none of these pages ever reported this to anybody, which means nobody could act on it.
Do any of these pages accept any responsibility for letting this go so long? Of course not. But that's ok, just I don't see how we can blame Hastert for not knowing about things nobody reported.
Awe, come on, so now after ABC is about to be outed as idiots because their origional page wasn't under age, they come up with "3 anonymous" other pages?!? I call high pile of Bull Sh*t on this one. ABC and the left are the lowest scum sucking lying good for nothing no account creatons to ever crawl belly first on this earth.
OK - and you know that it was on a government computer as opposed to his own, a cell phone, whatever? If you do know, I'd really like to share in that knowledge - I'm not perfect and may have missed something in all this confusing coverage.
No, it means ABC is trying to right the sinking ship by pulling more "anonymous" sources out of their A$$3$.
Are you serious? Are you still watching? The evening news is still on, right? Maybe he'll report on it before the end of the show.
Oh really?
How many republicans do you know are now saying, well...only Nancy Pelosi has the moral authority to govern us? How many?
Some people need to get a grip.
The article for this thread lists the ages as 18, 18, and 17.
I'm glad I missed that.
Hey, he molested me, and I am only 14 years old!
Prove I am lying!
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