But the first IM was before he was 18- that was the one that made Foley resign. Finding out that he continued this "relationship" past his eighteenth birthday isn't a big deal. The first IM released on Friday the accuser clearly states that he is 17 going on 18, and it included explicit sexual language, although it's unclear whether it would be illegal or not. If the accuser was really 17 during the first IM, it is not a big deal if the boy had turned 18 by the other IMs- maybe so legally, but in public opinion the first IMs was quite sexually explicit by itself.
The first IM only talked about having him over for a drink. The man says he will be 18 on Feb 23. This exchange took place over Christmas. The really nasty stuff came after Feb 23... at least that is what I read on the aforementioned blog.
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