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	Foley to Declare Identity of Alleged Abuser By Josephine Roque All Headline News [Florida] October 17, 2006 http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7005211004 Washington, DC (AHN) - Former Congressman Mark Foley, who alleges he was sexually abused by a Roman Catholic clergyman, will reveal the identity to the Archdiocese of Miami. Foley's attorney Gerald Richman said criminal charges can no longer be filed because the statute of limitations on sexual assault has already expired. It was the archdiocese that asked for the information. "We're talking about issues that happened 36 to 38 years ago," Richman said. "This is all part of the healing process for Mark Foley. He thinks it's important to go ahead and bring this information out and hope and encourage other people who have been similarly abused to go ahead and come forward." Richman said the revelations will silence critics who have said that Foley, 52, fabricated the abuse allegation after he was investigated for the sexually explicit electronic messages he sent to teenage male pages. "It's going to be very clear in the coming days that it is a fact as opposed to any possible allegations that it was a fantasy or something made up for political purposes," Richman said. Richman said the said clergyman is still alive. Archdiocese spokeswoman Mary Ross Agosta said the church had urged Foley to reveal the identity of his abuser and added she did know if a meeting with Foley had been scheduled.
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