GOP STAFF WARNED PAGES ON FOLEY IN 2001-FBI Opens Investigation

[kpete]

GOP Staff Warned Pages About Foley in 2001
By MADDY SAUER and ANNA SCHECTER

Oct. 1, 2006 — A Republican staff member warned Congressional pages five years ago to watch out for Congressman Mark Foley, according to a former page.

Matthew Loraditch, a page in the 2001-2002 class, told ABC News he and other pages were warned about Foley by a supervisor.


Loraditch, the president of the Page Alumni Association, said the pages were told "don't get too wrapped up in him being too nice to you and all that kind of stuff."


Staff members at the House clerk's office did not return phone calls seeking comment.


Some of the sexually explicit instant messages that led to Foley's abrupt resignation Friday were sent to pages in Loraditch's class.

more at:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2514259&page=1

edit to include UPDATE:

FBI Opens "Preliminary Investigation" of Foley
October 01, 2006 6:00 PM

Brian Ross Reports:

The FBI has opened a "preliminary investigation" of disgraced former Congressman Mark Foley over the sexually explicit Internet messages he sent to congressional pages, all male high school students under the age of 18.

Agents in the FBI's Cyber Division have already begun to examine the texts of some of the messages, according to a FBI spokesperson.

Officials say the FBI and Department of Justice lawyers are trying to determine how many such e-mails were sent, how many different computers were used and whether any of the teenage victims will cooperate in the investigation.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/10/fbi_opens_preli.html

[cynatnite]

1. Why did they allow this behavior to go unchecked for so long?

I don't expect an answer from the repuke enablers. :puke:

[Imagevision]

2. Hastert tells Foley "we'll take care of it" -Well Dennie, take care of it

Fucking arrogance beyond belief!

[uppityperson]

3. !

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2277113&mesg_id=2277113

[rocktivity]

4. GAME OVER!!!

If the page staff knew, then the GOP leadership should have known. There's NO way they can justify ignoring Foley for FIVE YEARS, not to mention keeping him on a child protection committee!

:headbang:
rocknation

[LynneSin]

6. You'd think that in a normal world that would be the case

But this is the republican party, somehow Clenis will be blamed for it.

I don't know which disgusts me more: The fact that Foley was a child predator or the concept that the Republican leaders knew about it and chose to do NOTHING!

How many children would have been spared if they just turned him in the moment they knew

[wicket]

15. It's an effing travesty!!!!

:grr:

[kestrel91316]

5. FIVE YEARS?????? These mofos are truly unbelievable.

[madmusic]

7. Uh, who's the boss of the FBI?

Trying to think.

[Roland99]

8. Robert Mueller

http://www.fbi.gov/libref/executives/asstmain.htm

[madmusic]

21. Who is his boss?

[Roland99]

22. Gonzo, I'd assume.

[sweetheart]

9. The GOP always reserves the right to inspect children...

Inspecting chilren at primary shools for virginity has become a trigger issue in this Madison, Wisconson
school district. Republican adults insist on being able to grope small children to verify their sexual preferences.
School administrators have noted the statistics are difficult to take down in to the computers. Some republicans
prefer just to grab young children from the genetalia, whilst others use more devious methods involving parading
themselves as police, broadcasters and members of congress.... "

[madrchsod]

12. do you have a link for this?

[uppityperson]

13. what are you talking about?

[sweetheart]

16. Do you think this is an isolated incident?

So, if its just 1 teenager its ok, but what if its a hundred, what if
the terrorists have made a deal with the republican page-fucking caucus,
what if they will all get off scott free and there is nothing you can do
about it now that republicans have legallized torture and child buggery.

This is NOT an isolated incident, the republicans have trained their party
systemically to follow these behaviours:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=2261599

[uppityperson]

17. Not an isolated incident but what are you quoting post #9?

who wrote this where?

[sweetheart]

19. i wrote it here.

I stand convicted.

It is an indictment of republican government that such dosh is remotely believable,
and if you mistake my gests to be at the cost of democrats, please forgive, as the
butt of irony is what lead us there, and i can shake the hand of the buddha whilst
the wheel turns in ignomy.

[uppityperson]

20. ever read Sheri Tepper books?

deal with women's and children's issues in other worlds (humans though). Turns out she used to be in charge of Planned Parenthood in a state, which makes sense. Your writing was a good piece, glad it was fiction, so far.

[madrchsod]

10. good. looks like this is not going away

i can not imagine what the people who worked with him on various legislation regarding child abuse thinks about this. this guy and everyone involved need to be held accountable.

[Exultant Democracy]

11. October...Surprise!

I hate that this is what it takes (the poor kids) to wake up America, but I guess what they say "Dead Girl or live Boy" is true.

[moc]

14. Why didn't they open an investigation 2 months ago when CREW

sent them the emails?

[stepnw1f]

18. Dems Could Win Senate

I think this could kill the GOP this November.

[lonestarnot]

23. Where was Foley when the kid was kidnapped that might be

Gannon?