Foley is a sick fuck, but not a true *********. He was apparently attracted to underage boys, those 16 and 17 year olds that worked near him. I disagree with Ken's assessment that boys that age know what they are doing. From my work as a prosecutor and prosecuting young people that age for their crimes, boys that are 16 and 17 do not have a good grasp of right and wrong, actions and consequences. HOWEVER, a 54 year old Congressman is certainly expected to know that what he was doing was very wrong.

Even if this boy had been 18 years old, a 54 year old chasing after an 18 year old is still a predator to me.





The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (F65.4) defines pedophilia as "a sexual preference for children, boys or girls or both, usually of prepubertal or early pubertal age."

The APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition, Text Revision gives the following as its "Diagnostic criteria for 302.2 Pedophilia":

* Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children (generally age 13 years or younger).
* The person has acted on these urges, or the sexual urges or fantasies cause marked distress or interpersonal difficulty.
* The person is at least age 16 years and at least 5 years older than the child or children in Criterion A.

Do not include an individual in late adolescence involved in an ongoing sexual relationship with a 12 or 13-year-old.