He was appointed before anyone knew he was gay, being highly praised by many in the Missing and Exploited Children lobby.

And as for "retiring with benefits", this is the law OUR (R & D) politicians have made for themselves.

They long ago required a felony conviction before retirement benefits can be denied. Sick as Foley was, no one has charged him with anything but some dirty talk. Since it is not a crime to be gay or to mistakenly think someone is gay, his perfectly "legal" excuse is that he was just involved in "pillow talk" with someone he thought was a member of his protected minority.