Editing Mark Foley (section)

==Other information==
*Foley claimed he was [[Catholic church sexual abuse scandals|molested by a clergy member]] back at the ages from 13 to 15.
*Ironically, he was known as a Republican member of the House who strongly opposed LGBT rights prior to the scandal.
*Jim Kolbe was as well investigated after reporting Foley's crimes, and also from some allegations against him.
*He supports the Patriot Act, the death penalty and strict sentencing for [[hate crime]]s.
*Foley's legislation to change federal sex offender laws was supported by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, America's Most Wanted host John Walsh and a number of victims' rights groups. President Bush signed it into law as part of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.
*In the House, Foley was one of the foremost opponents of [[Child Pornography|child pornography]]. Foley had served as chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children. He introduced a bill, coined the "Child Modeling Exploitation Prevention Act of 2002" to outlaw websites featuring sexually suggestive images of preteen children, saying that "these websites are nothing more than a fix for [[Pedophilia|pedophiles]]."