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.
Read more about this topic: Mark Foley Congressional Page Incident
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