On September 30, notoriously, Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) resigned from
Congress after evidence surfaced to show that Foley had sent highly
inappropriate instant messages to a teenage boy who is a former
congressional page.
Foley, of course, isn’t the only one in trouble: Congressional leaders are in very hot water too. Neither House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) nor his staff acted on information about Foley’s transgression. And others in the Republican leadership who knew Foley was a potential problem, yet failed to act decisively, include House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-OH); John Shimkus (R-IL), head of the Page Board; Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA), whose page was involved; and Rep. Thomas Reynolds (R-NY), chair of the House Republican campaign organization.
http://sol-reform.com/2015/06/marci-hamilton-congressman-mark-foleys-disgrace-and-resignation-what-congress-should-have-learned-and-didnt-from-the-catholic-church-clergy-abuse-scandal/
Foley, of course, isn’t the only one in trouble: Congressional leaders are in very hot water too. Neither House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) nor his staff acted on information about Foley’s transgression. And others in the Republican leadership who knew Foley was a potential problem, yet failed to act decisively, include House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-OH); John Shimkus (R-IL), head of the Page Board; Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA), whose page was involved; and Rep. Thomas Reynolds (R-NY), chair of the House Republican campaign organization.
http://sol-reform.com/2015/06/marci-hamilton-congressman-mark-foleys-disgrace-and-resignation-what-congress-should-have-learned-and-didnt-from-the-catholic-church-clergy-abuse-scandal/