Fossella opposes pedophilia, except when its his friend

"I am shocked and disgusted by this twisted attempt to justify pedophilia."

"It crosses the line into deviancy to suggest that an 8-year old and a 45-year old could have a consensual sexual relationship. That is sexual assault, and there is no way to justify it."

"It seems these days that it is fairly easy to find a group that will attempt to justify the most heinous and ghastly acts."

"This is particularly disturbing in light of reports by the Child Advocacy Center that child sexual assault cases here are up this year. I can't begin to imagine what's next. An attempt to justify rape or domestic violence?"

No, this is not Rep. Vito Fossella's response to the acts of his fellow Republican member of Congress, Rep. Foley. These are excerpts from a press release of Fossella's criticizing a American Psychological Association study on sexual abuse.

Of course Rep. Vito Fossella has not come out to mention his disgust of the abuse of the House Pages. Like everything else, he has remained silent, implicitly supporting the actions of Foley, Reynolds, Hastert and Shimkus.