Raw Story: Foley IM's appear to be 3rd degree felony

[Human Torch]

Brian Beutler and Ron Brynaert
Published: Monday October 2, 2006

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Foley_in_Florida_1002.html

A passing statement in an instant message conversation with a teenage page might provide investigators with a damning piece of evidence suggesting criminal behavior in the case of former congressman Mark Foley, RAW STORY has learned.

That instant message conversation from 2003 contains the following exchange:

Teen: whered ya go this afternoon (sic)

Maf54: I am in pensecola-had to catch a plane

Over the course of several pages of dialogue, that conversation became extraordinarily graphic, and included several direct references to masturbation techniques and frequency, discussion of the child's penis size, and even the congressman's explicit interest in sexual contact with the boy.

However, by acknowledging his Pensacola, FL location, Foley may have offered evidence of his violation of Florida state law Statute 847.0135, which says:

"Any person who knowingly utilizes a computer on-line service, Internet service, or local bulletin board service to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child or another person believed by the person to be a child...commits a felony of the third degree."

An article in Monday's New York Times referred to another Florida law, Statute 847.0137 which prohibits the "transmission of pornography by electronic device or equipment."

"A Florida law makes it a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison, to transmit 'material harmful to minors by electronic device,'" Adam Liptak reported for the Times. "The law defines the material broadly to include descriptions of 'nudity, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement.'"

[bobbolink]

1. Awwww, that's tooooo badd.......

Poor, poor foley...

Are there guesses about how many charges in total he could get?

I'm hoping for a big, round number. :evilgrin:

[formercia]

2. I'm sure Bubba will be glad to oblige.

The thugs are going to love his pasty white ass.

[Kikosexy2]

3. Well...

Holy Foley can measure penises while in prison...oh what a thrill for him...

[zbdent]

4. Where's the statute which explains

that the law will not be applied to Republicans?

Inquiring minds want to know ...