



Mark Foley better have a good lawyer. In case you've been in a coma for the past six months, the former Congressman resigned after former HRC employee Lane Hudson published text messages between the then-closested Floridian and underage Congressional pages.
In one of the messages, Foley asked a 17-year old if a girl had given him a handjob over the weekend. When the man said, "no", Foley raunchily replied: "Good so your getting horny... i am hard as a rock...so tell me when your reaches rock". Now, Mark Foley's erection may land him in the slammer.
Foley Back From Rehab; Florida Considering Charges [ABC]
While federal prosecutors are having difficulty building a case, ABC reports, some Florida officials are looking for justice. The Sunshine state has strict laws against internet-based sexual predators. Even if the parties never meet, if the minor follows the adult's instructions, the adult can still be prosecuted. Maureen Horkan from the Florida Attorney General's office explains:
I can't say specifically what the outcome of that particular case would be, but I can say that having looked at that language, there are elements of that language that would certainly qualify it, if a jury were to believe that, it would be criminal.A decision on whether or not to pursue the case may be months away, but at least one of the pages has been "questioned extensively". Poor thing. Can you imagine having to relive the horror of Mark Foley telling you he's got an erection. We shudder just thinking about it.If the child listens and complies and follows someone else's instruction, even though they are in totally separate places, that crime has been committed.
sheesh.. a 17-year old "kid" will either be horny and want to jack off or tell the other dude to back off / end the chat.
florida is a particularly bad example, but is this country ever going to grow up regarding sexuality ?? this is something that deserves court costs and jail time ?! please.