 On September 28, 2006, ABC News reported that Foley had sent email messages, from his personal AOL account, to a then-16-year-old former congressional page, asking the page to send a photo of himself to Foley, among other things that were overtly sexual in nature.After the Republican leadership told Foley that he would face almost certain expulsion from the House, Foley resigned the next day.The Republicans' hold on the seat went from "safe" to "shaky" overnight.