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WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- In an interview two years ago, Anthony Mercieca, the priest accused of abusing Mark Foley told a WPTV producer, "Why bring this up at this late stage?" Mercieca asked. "Anyway, he will overcome it, with a psychiatrist you know. Mark is a very intelligent man."
Foley said he never overcame it, and it was a secret he kept for decades. He also told WPTV's Roxanne Stein that he never properly dealt with the abuse and didn't want to hurt his parents by telling them.
"I wish I would have confronted those demons, but there was a lot of hesitation because my parents had such deep faith and I didn't want to let them down," said Foley.
