Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums“I am a victim, too,” Hastert told friends.
Embattled former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) reportedly told friends that he was a "victim" in the scandal involving his alleged agreement to pay $3.5 million in hush money to an individual he had reportedly sexually abused, Chicago TV station WBBM reported.
Hastert was indicted last week on bank-related charges stemming from the alleged agreement to pay millions of dollars to "Individual A" to compensate for "prior misconduct" against that person that had occurred years earlier. Later news reports based on anonymous federal law enforcement sources said that "Individual A" was a male student whom Hastert had allegedly sexually abused when he was a high school teacher and wrestling coach in Yorkville, Illinois.
Television station WBBM on Friday spoke with nearly a dozen of Hastert's associates, whom the news station did not identify. Hastert allegedly told friends that he was sorry to put them through such an ordeal.
I am a victim, too, Hastert told friends, according to WBBM.
boo hoo:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/dennis-hastert-im-a-victim-too
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
5 replies, 710 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (2)
ReplyReply to this post
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
“I am a victim, too,” Hastert told friends. (Original Post)
kpete
Jun 2015
OP
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)1. A victim of what?
His own stupidity??
Orsino
(37,428 posts)4. Having so much money he can sneak away hundreds of thousands...
...to silence one of his own victims.
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)2. I suppose
We're all victims of something. Isn't there a Don Henley song that has "victim of this, victim of that...?" I guess Jeffrey Dahmer was a victim of all those people he killed. Maybe Hastert can find a way to press charges against the boys he abused.
safeinOhio
(32,714 posts)3. It's not about original act, but
about the lies to cover it up.
I think I heard that a decade ago about something similar.
malaise
(269,157 posts)5. Bet he's more sorry for what he put the friends though
than the abuse he meted out to both victims