2006年VOA标准英语-Ex-US Congressman Says He Will Name Sexual Abus
时间：2019-01-06 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（十月）
By Cindy Saine
Miami
18 October 2006
An attorney for ex-Congressman 1 Mark Foley of Florida says his client will reveal the name of the Roman Catholic priest he says sexually abused him as a young boy. Foley abruptly 2 resigned from the House of Representatives two weeks ago after he was confronted with sexually explicit 3 messages he sent to young male congressional assistants. Many say that the scandal will hurt the Republican Party in elections November 7.
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Mark Foley (file photo)
Former Congressman Mark Foley came up with another surprise late Tuesday, when his attorney told reporters in West Palm Beach, Florida he would name the Roman Catholic priest he alleges 4 sexually abused him as a youth.
Foley's attorney, Gerald Richman, did not say when the name would be revealed, but he ruled out criminal charges against the priest:
"There is no basis to file criminal charges because of a number of legal obstacles, one of which is the statute 5 of limitations," he said. "We are talking about issues that happened 36 to 38 years ago."
Two days after his resignation, the 12-year-congressman entered a rehabilitation 6 facility for treatment of alcoholism. Another one of his attorneys announced that Foley is homosexual and that he had been abused by a clergyman as a teenager. Foley has denied any sexual contact with minors 7.
Richman said the priest who allegedly molested 9 Foley is still alive, but it is unknown if he is still in south Florida or still involved in parish work. He said naming the priest would be part of the "healing process" for Foley.
Reacting to the news, the Miami archdiocese spokesperson, Mary Ross Agosta, called for Foley to name the clergyman as soon as possible.
"We need to know as quickly as possible for a few reasons," she said. "Number one is to help Mr. Foley on his journey. Number two, if it's a priest in active ministry 10, we need to approach him about those allegations. Then we need to see if there have been any other victims of sexual abuse."
Agosta said putting allegations out there without naming the priest unfairly puts a cloud of suspicion over all the priests who have served in south Florida.
Fallout from the Foley scandal is still affecting congressional races across the country. In Washington, the House ethics 11 committee is investigating Foley's actions to determine whether any government officials covered up his alleged 8 misconduct.
In his former district, Mark Foley's name will appear on ballots 12 because it was too late to change them, but votes for him will go to his Republican replacement 13, Joe Negron.
- He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
- The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
- He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
- I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
- She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
- He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。
- The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
- Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。
- Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
- The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。
- He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
- No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。
- The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- The bigger children in the neighborhood molested the younger ones. 邻居家的大孩子欺负小孩子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He molested children and was sent to jail. 他猥亵儿童，进了监狱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
- Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。
- They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
- They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。