Facebook page comes down after threat to lawmaker

A Facebook page with sexually explicit comments denigrating female Marines was taken down after a congresswoman who complained about it was threatened on that site, an aide to the lawmaker told CNN.

Rep. Jackie Speier, D-California, made public a letter she wrote to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos on Wednesday about "F'N Wook" and others like it, asking them to review them and take action.

A Speier staffer told CNN on Thursday the page was taken down after her office made Facebook aware of threatening remarks about her that the aide said appeared on that site.

The staffer asked not to be named because the Capitol Police have asked aides not to discuss the matter publicly.  Capitol Police had no comment.

The aide said Facebook did not confirm to Speier's office that the company was responsible for taking the page down, but it disappeared shortly after the office complained.

"We cannot comment on specific pages on-the-record," Facebook spokesman Fred Wolens said.

In the letter, Speier said the "humor" expressed on this page and similar pages ... contribute to a culture that permits and seems to encourage sexual assault and abuse."

The military has long been aware of many sexually inappropriate social media sites that claim to be administered by members of the military or have comments posted by military members.