Mark Foley Congressional Page Incident - Legal Issues

Legal Issues

Foley, as chair of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children, was an expert on law concerning sex with minors. His pursuit of young former pages, in many cases, carefully avoided illegality.

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