Doesn't it seem like the media is two steps ahead of the facts? Obviously Foley did something wrong otherwise he wouldnt have resigned but how do we know these allegations are in fact, fact!? In this country youre tried by the media before you even get a chance at trial. Its pathetic.

Well, that should do it. Its all a question of how much the GOP leadership knew and when. Is there any indication that any of these new three pages told anyone about Foley's behavior at the time? in 1998 or 2000?

Bully! Great reporting Brian Ross and ABC!

Has ABC news asked any of these (or other) pages whether they have been approached by other congresspeople? Or whether they know of anyone who was?

It seems to me that a serious interest in this problem doesn't begin and end with Foley.

Foley's toast, and so is Hastert. I'm a GOP'er but this is ridiculous.

As far as i am concerned any congressman or senator,indeed anyone who knew what this scum was doing should not only be fired but prosecuted.The attitude seems to be whatever we need to do to keep republicans in office is acceptable.If dems knew the same applies to them.When is this country going to actually give a damn about its children,child molesters dont change their sexual preference just as we have finally accepted that gays dont.Wake the hell up America and keep these scumbags in prison forever when they molest a child.the recidivism rate is astronomical and i would bet its 100 percent, just some dont get caught again.When will our government quit worrying about the aclu and other organizations.These pedophiles wont ever change.Its past time our laws did

Wow...it just never ends. How this could go on for eight years "unknown" is just too far-fetched to be believable. I'm calling "BS" on Hastert's claims....

Have you asked these pages whether they know of any other congresspeople who have approached them? With 535 to choose from, including hundreds of both Republicans and Democrats, it seems to me that this is a fair question.

I hope your intent is to genuinely find out what is happening here, not to just nail Foley and call it a day.

Foley is a scum. He is nothing more than a predator on children and anyone that would cover this up for political purposes is disgusting.
We need criminal charges brought against Foley.
This is how we protect our children?

The Republican Party must think that the American public is asleep. This "Grown Man" is ignorant to the fact that we are not looking the other way when it comes to "Sexual Child Abuse". What are they thinking? I am outraged at the "mess" that is coming off the Hill. The Republicans need to STOP making excuses and call for this "man" to step down and take legal responsibility for his actions. The law make sure that everyone else does. If this "man" does not step down, it makes a joke of the laws of this country concerning our children!!!

Who are they and where's the proof? Can anyone just ring up Ross with a story and it's suddenly reported as factual news?

I don't get this.

Where there's smoke, there's fire.

I don't buy Hastert's assertion that no one knew about this. People talk about this sort of thing, and the house leadership was told long ago about Foley's behavior. All they're doing now is covering their behinds, too concerned with power to overn effectively or wisely.

As for Drudge, I'm not sure why ABC and the rest of the media give him so much attention. Besides the Lewinsky scandal, he's never broken significant original news on his own, and as a partisan operative, it's to his benefit to make legitimate news organizations look bad. Why help him?

I don't read anything in the article that exactly substantiates the three "former pages" claims. How does ABC News know they are not lying? Has it been checked out? Are there copies of these messages linking these three to Foley? Just because they say it happened, how do we know? Unfortunately, sometimes in cases like these people want to be associated with the scandal. John Karr ring a bell. Hopefully a follow up article will give more details. Thanks.

i wish you would release the names of the people who knew all this was going on,this is great journalism because you are serving the public,isn`t that what its about.peace

How do we get these bumper stickers?

SUPPORT FAMILY VALUES
VOTE DEMOCRATIC

PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN
VOTE DEMOCRATIC

Where is your proof? When someone makes this type of allegation they should be willing to reveal their name and their proof. Kind of like a rape victim. I could say my neighbor did something to me ....but can I proove it and is it true. Before revealing these things, you should back these things up with fact!

This is the last straw.
I'm a loyal Republican, but I've had enough. You know what they say, sometimes you just have to show a little "tough love."

Looks like I'll be holding my nose and voting Dem on election day.

this is a nuclear bomb for the repubs.....

Hasert should resign to save his party....otherwise they may well find themselves facing a super-majority of dems in congress and much, much more trouble on the horizon.

If ever there was a time for maximal damage control it is now. This may be the bigggest scandel they have faced since watergate.

Thank you abc for directly addressing the misdirectional lying spin coming from Matt Drudge.

And thank you for this amazing and honest gutsy reporting.

The facts are coming out, no matter how much the republicans wish they were otherwise.

I hope the speaker now will step down. 1998, you have to be kidding me that no one knew about this

I think both Democrat and Republican leadership should be under oath answering questions and I think that all Congressmen in both parties should have their computers seized and examined. I think Freeh was a good choice to investigate for the House - makes me wonder what Pelosi was afraid of to have blocked him,