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ABC: Messages Show Foley Pressured Page to Meet

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Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) actively pressured a page for a sexual rendezvous, according to Instant Message conversations obtained by ABC News. Under the law that Foley helped enact, solicitation of a minor could lead to a lengthy prison sentence.

One exchange reads:

Maf54: I want to see you

Teen: Like I said not til feb…then we will go to dinner

Maf54: and then what happens

Teen: we eat…we drink…who knows…hang out…late into the night

Maf54: and

Teen: I dunno

Maf54: dunno what

Teen: hmmm I have the feeling that you are fishing here…im not sure what I would be comfortable with…well see

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