UPDATE FROM ABC: "Hours earlier, ABC News had read excerpts of instant messages provided by former male pages who said the congressman, under the AOL Instant Messenger screen name Maf54, made repeated references to sexual organs and acts."
UPDATE: Okay, latest AP story says "effective immediately." He's gone.
Holy crap. This was a safe Republican seat. We just got one step closer to taking back the House.
Oh, and how's this for creepy:
H.R.5749
Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 7/10/2006)