Former Florida
congressman Mark Foley, who resigned over sexually
explicit messages sent to male congressional pages, is
remaining in treatment for alcoholism beyond his
initial 30-day stay, his attorney said Wednesday.
Foley checked
into a 30-day treatment program at the Sierra Tucson center
in Catalina, Ariz., near Tucson, on October 1. There was no
immediate indication how much longer Foley would
remain there. ''I can't say any information other than
he's still there,'' attorney Gerald Richman told the
Associated Press.
The Florida
Republican resigned from Congress in September after he was
confronted with the explicit computer messages he had sent
to male teenage congressional pages. His attorneys
have since said that Foley is gay, suffers from
alcohol addiction, and was molested by a Catholic
priest when he was a teenage altar boy. They said Foley was
seeking treatment for ''alcoholism and other
behavioral problems.''
Authorities are
investigating whether Foley broke any state or federal
laws, and a House ethics committee is questioning members of
Congress about what they knew regarding Foley's
inappropriate contacts. (AP)