Attorney says Foley was molested as teen (AP)

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Disgraced former Rep. Mark Foley ( news , bio , voting record ) said through his lawyer Tuesday that he was sexually abused by a clergyman as a teenager, but accepts full responsibility for sending salacious computer messages to teenage male pages. Attorney David Roth said Foley was molested between ages 13 and 15. He declined to identify the clergyman or the church, but Foley is Roman Catholic. He also acknowledged for the first time that the former congressman is gay, ...