Maf54 (7:46:01 PM): well I better let you go do oyur thing
Xxxxxxxxx (7:46:07 PM): oh ok
Xxxxxxxxx (7:46:11 PM): have fun campaigning
Xxxxxxxxx (7:46:17 PM): or however you spell it
Xxxxxxxxx (7:46:18 PM): lol
Xxxxxxxxx (7:46:25 PM): ill see ya in a couple of weeks
“The improper communications between Congressman Mark Foley and former House Congressional pages is unacceptable and abhorrent. It is an obscene breach of trust,” Hastert, R-Ill., Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Majority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said in a written statement Saturday evening. “His immediate resignation must now be followed by the full weight of the criminal justice system.”
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Washington D.C. - Age of Consent Laws
a) Any person who is found guilty of an offense under this subchapter may receive a penalty up to 1 1/2 times the maximum penalty prescribed for the particular offense, and may receive a sentence of more than 30 years up to, and including life imprisonment without possibility of release for first degree sexual abuse or first degree child sexual abuse, if any of the following aggravating circumstances exists:
2) The victim was under the age of 18 years at the time of the offense and the actor had a significant relationship to the victim.
"...lewd or lascivious conduct commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084."
(Former Rep. Mark Foley, far right, at the White House Rose Garden signing ceremony for the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 on July 27, 2006. White House photo by Paul Morse)
The Adam Walsh Act
Since the abduction and
murder of their son Adam, both John and Reve Walsh have dedicated themselves to protecting
children from child predators, preventing attacks on our children, and bringing child predators to justice.
(A) GENERALLY...the term `sex offense' means... Any conduct that by its nature is a sex offense against a minor.
(7) EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF `SPECIFIED OFFENSE AGAINST A MINOR' TO
INCLUDE ALL OFFENSES BY CHILD PREDATORS
The term `specified offense
against a minor' means an offense against a minor that involves any of the following:
(A) An offense (unless committed by a parent or guardian) involving kidnapping.
(B) An offense (unless committed by a parent or guardian) involving false
imprisonment.
(C) Solicitation to engage in sexual conduct.
(D) Use in a sexual performance.
(E) Solicitation to practice prostitution.
(F) Video voyeurism as described in section 1801 of title 18, United States Code.
(G) Possession, production, or distribution of child pornography.
(H) Criminal sexual conduct involving a minor, or the use of the Internet to
facilitate or attempt such conduct.
(I) Any conduct that by its nature is a sex offense against a minor.
Do As I Say, Not As I Do
--Mark Foley,
Former Co-Chair, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
"Mr. Chairman, it has often been noted that a society can be judged on how it best treats it children. We have a moral responsibility to do everything in our power to protect our kids from these animals. This bill will turn the tables and make prey out of these predators. Failing to act on this measure is just playing Russian roulette with our children’s lives."
-Mark Foley, House Judiciary Committee, 6/9/2005
Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
(Former Rep. Mark Foley, far right, at the White House Rose Garden signing ceremony for the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 on July 27, 2006. White House photo by Paul Morse)The Adam Walsh Act
murder of their son Adam, both John and Reve Walsh have dedicated themselves to protecting
children from child predators, preventing attacks on our children, and bringing child predators to justice.
(A) GENERALLY...the term `sex offense' means... Any conduct that by its nature is a sex offense against a minor.
(7) EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF `SPECIFIED OFFENSE AGAINST A MINOR' TO
INCLUDE ALL OFFENSES BY CHILD PREDATORS
against a minor' means an offense against a minor that involves any of the following:
(B) An offense (unless committed by a parent or guardian) involving false
imprisonment.
(C) Solicitation to engage in sexual conduct.
(D) Use in a sexual performance.
(E) Solicitation to practice prostitution.
(F) Video voyeurism as described in section 1801 of title 18, United States Code.
(G) Possession, production, or distribution of child pornography.
(H) Criminal sexual conduct involving a minor, or the use of the Internet to
facilitate or attempt such conduct.
(I) Any conduct that by its nature is a sex offense against a minor.
Do As I Say, Not As I Do
--Mark Foley,
Former Co-Chair, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
"Mr. Chairman, it has often been noted that a society can be judged on how it best treats it children. We have a moral responsibility to do everything in our power to protect our kids from these animals. This bill will turn the tables and make prey out of these predators. Failing to act on this measure is just playing Russian roulette with our children’s lives."
-Mark Foley, House Judiciary Committee, 6/9/2005
Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act