Weatherman2020
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Obviously a link to even the Daily Kos is impossible.
He confessed, and left prison early:
Updated at 2:30 p.m. ET
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert admitted at his sentencing hearing Wednesday that he sexually abused more than one student when he was a teacher and wrestling coach in Illinois decades ago, and said he was "ashamed."
Hastert initially said he had "mistreated" athletes, NPR's David Schaper tweeted from the courtroom. He added: "What I did was wrong and I regret it."
David Schaper@davidschaperNPR
#DennisHastert says he is deeply ashamed to be standing here. I know I mistreated my athletes... What I did was wrong and I regret it" @NPR
Hastert, 74, was sentenced to 15 months in prison in the case involving hush money that prosecutors say was used to cover up alleged sexual abuse of a minor. In addition, according to The Associated Press, the sentence calls for "sex offender treatment, two years of supervised release after his time behind bars and a $250,000 fine that will go to a crime victims fund."
The longest-serving Republican speaker in U.S. history had faced up to five years in prison for the financial crimes.
In handing down the sentence, U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin called Hastert a "serial child molester," according to multiple reporters in the courtroom. The former House speaker has been accused of abusing at least five teenage boys but hasn't been charged because the statute of limitations has expired.
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is suing Hastertfor not paying the full amount agreed upon between the two. He says Hastert paid $1.7 million out of $3.5 million in "compensation."
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Admits To Sexual Abuse
What about Foley? He also likes young teenage boys, quite graphic in his uh, needs:
Former Florida Rep. Mark Foley sits behind Trump at rally
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was sentenced in federal court today to 15 months in prison and a $250,000 fine, in addition to two years of supervised release, on the condition that he get treatment as a sex offender.
Vitter, DeLay, Craig , Philip Giordano .....Giordano is a true pedophile, unlike Foley and Hastert. And Hastert's poor health probably helped him skip time inside.
So you went to all that trouble just to prove me right?
He was never even accused of molestation. Also, the statute of limitations had probably long since expired.
He CONFESSED. His victims remember. Still, with his health problems he is unlikely to force sex on young boys; Foley is in good shape however.
