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Mark Foley

Behavioral
SeverityExtreme
10/10
ThenApril 9, 2003
Foley led the House caucus on missing and exploited children and fought for harsher penalties for sexual predators targeting minors.

Foley was the chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children and introduced legislation to protect children from sexual exploitation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Foley_scandal
NowSeptember 29, 2006
Foley resigned after sexually explicit messages he sent to underage Congressional pages came to light.

ABC News revealed that Foley had sent sexually explicit messages and emails to teenage male Congressional pages

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Foley_scandal

Analysis

Championed legislation to protect children from sexual predators while simultaneously engaging in sexually predatory behavior toward underage Congressional pages

Detected: 3/26/2026ID: behavioral_004