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	Foley Says He Was Abused National Journal [Florida] October 3, 2006 http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/10/foley_says_he_w.html Former Rep. Mark Foley says he was abused by a member of the clergy at age 13, though he does not blame his current troubles on "the trauma he sustained as a young adolescent," his lawyer, David Roth, told the press today. "As is so often the case with victims of abuse, Mark advises that he kept his shame to himself," Roth said. "Mark explicitly reaffirms his acceptance of responsibility and remorse. He reiterates unequivocally that he has never had sexual conduct with a minor." Roth: "Any suggestion that Mark Foley is a pedophile is false. Categorically false." Roth said he "very much wanted to release the name" of the priest and other details, but his lawyers advised him against that. Foley will be in the rehabilitation facility for at least 30 days. At the end of his statement, Roth said that Foley "wants you to know that he is a gay man."
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