Original sentence: The Mark Foley scandal concerns instant messages (IMs) and e-mails allegedly sent by pro-choice Republican congressman Mark Foley to former congressional pages, and the handling of information about the allegations against Foley by the congressional leadership of the Republican Party
Edited sentence: "  He also stated that Foley himself was a victim of sexual assault by a clergyman as a child, and that the inappropriate conversations were the result of a secret alcohol problem, and concluded by saying that Foley is homosexual.Foley checked himself into a rehab clinic and on October 3 2006, Foley’s lawyer stated, "Mark Foley has never, ever had inappropriate sexual contact with a minor in his life.Foley resigned from Congress on September 29 2006, immediately after ABC News acquired copies of the explicit messages.Foley was also the deputy Republican whip.Foley's computer-based conversations with these minors are under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for possible criminal violations.He is absolutely, positively not a pedophile.He was chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children, which introduced legislation targeting sexual predators and creating stricter guidelines for tracking them.On October 3rd, Boehner once again recanted, this time telling a radio interviewer "I believe I talked to the Speaker and he told me it had been taken care of.The Mark Foley scandal concerns e-mails and sexually explicit instant messages (IMs) allegedly sent by Republican congressman Mark Foley to former congressional pages, and the handling of information about the allegations against Foley by the congressional leadership of the Republican Party