Settlement in Abuse Case of Foley Priest

Source: The Associated Press

By JENNIFER KAY
The Associated Press
Wednesday, July 18, 2007; 5:20 PM

MIAMI -- The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami has settled a lawsuit in which a former altar boy claimed he was sexually abused by the same priest accused by former Congressman Mark Foley.

The lawsuit was not connected to Foley, who resigned in scandal last year.

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The unnamed plaintiff claims the Rev. Anthony Mercieca sexually abused him in the 1970s when he was an altar boy at St. James Church in North Miami. The accuser, then about 13 years old, said Mercieca molested him in the church's bell tower after a bicycle ride together.

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Foley, a Republican who represented the West Palm Beach area, resigned in September after his sexually explicit computer messages to young male pages surfaced. His lawyer later said Foley was alcoholic, gay and had been molested as a boy by a clergyman.

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"The accuser, then about 13 years old, said Mercieca molested him in the church's bell tower after a bicycle ride together."

Bicycle. Tower. Bells. Hmm....

I am disgustipated.

because he never had any contact with underage boys? He did solicit them for sex over the internet didn't he? What is the difference between Foley and the guys they have on the To Catch a Predator TV show? The difference is that Foley is allowed to get away with it.