Page gets unusual emails from Congressman Foley

Congressman Mark Foley of Florida, co-chair of the Missing and Exploited Children Caucus, brags about co-authoring the overhaul and strengthening of sex offender penalties included in the Adam Walsh Child Safety Act, and he has introduced legislation that would vigorously attack the Internet child pornography industry.

It is of special interest, therefore, that Foley is alleged to have taken a more than average interest in a 16-year-old Congressional page, emailing him to request his photograph, his age, and asking what he would like for his birthday. Foley's office says it keeps pictures of pages so that later, if asked to recommend one for a job, the staff is aware of who is being discussed. The problem is that the boy in question never worked for Foley or his staff.

A matter of interest, to be sure.