“Dennis Hastert’s Illinois alma mater has removed his name from a center titled in his honor, after the former U.S. House speaker was indicted for allegedly lying to the FBI . . .” – ABC News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Here is the beginning of an ABC News exclusive titled “Alleged Dennis Hastert Sex Abuse Victim Named by Family“.
In Steve Reinboldt’s 1970 high school yearbook, wrestling coach Dennis Hastert wrote that Steve was his “great, right hand man” as the student equipment manager of the Yorkville, Illinois wrestling team.
But Steve was also a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of Hastert, Steve’s sister said today in an interview with ABC News. It is the first time an alleged Hastert victim has been identified by name since his indictment for lying to the FBI and violating federal banking laws to cover-up past misconduct. Hastert, due in court next week, has not responded to the allegations.
It would be understandable if one were to wonder if Hastert’s alleged sexual misconduct had anything to do with why he resigned from his position as U.S. Speaker of the House.
Hastert was pressured to resign because he failed to take immediate action against Congressmen Mark Foley after Hastert first learned about Foley’s predatory behavior toward underage congressional pages. Could Hastert’s failure to take immediate action against Foley have been the result of Hastert having a sexual skeleton in his own closet? The world may never know.
Anyway, even if the allegations against Hastert were true, they still wouldn’t cancel out the good that Hastert did while he served in Congress.
