Posted on 06/05/2015 5:58:57 AM PDT by maggief
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.
In an emotional interview, Steve Reinboldt’s sister Jolene said she first learned of her late brother’s purported years-long sexual abuse at the hands of the future Speaker of the House back in 1979 when her brother revealed to her that he was gay and had been out of high school for eight years.
“I asked him, when was your first same sex experience. He looked at me and said, ‘It was with Dennis Hastert,’” Jolene said. “I was stunned."
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
Remember, the FBI went after him for his banking practices and lying about it.
I have not seen anything written on where Bastart got
all of his cash. He seems to have made boatloads of cash after he got into office. I guess I missed those articles
where his earnings were explained.
I can understand news organizations hesitating at printing such a story but there was nothing stopping her from speaking publicly.
I see what you did there...
Read the article:
In the two decades after Steve’s death, Jolene said that she tried to expose Hastert, even writing to ABC News and another news organization as well as some advocacy groups in 2006 after another congressman, Rep. Mark Foley, was discovered having sexually explicit message exchanges with an underage male page.
At the time ABC News could not corroborate Jolene's allegation and Hastert denied the claim.
ABC has known about this accusation for years.
There have been many stories about his real estate deals.
I didn’t know there were witnesses...
Dennis Hastert was a republican. He was a homosexual predator.
He was one of the longest serving speakers of the house in history.
We are reminded again why the republicans have taken our votes but taken the country in the opposite direction of our votes. They are covertly on the other side. Too many examples exist.
The Hastert Rule: “lie, manipulate, molest”
I don;t think this was the guy who was blackmailing Hastert.
It appears there may be more than one victim.
I wonder if the percentage of ‘gay’ men, who were molested by a man, is above 50%. I am of the belief that the ‘nurture’ aspect is much higher than the ‘nature’ aspect in this sexual preference.
Is Stevie “Individual B,” or are there more?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3294818/posts
A source familiar with the investigation told BuzzFeed News that U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon considered but did not pursue additional charges against former Speaker Dennis Hastert, which would have included a reference to an Individual B, one of potentially several alleged victims of “prior misdeeds.”
Accusations without any proof whatsoever except her dead brothers word?
Hassert would rightfully sue her to oblivion if she claimed that story as fact publicly.
Love the breathless George jumping all over it like it is engraved in stone, not without any proof whatsoever except her story.
"...ABC News revealed that Steve Reinboldt's sister had tried to get in touch with media outlets nine years ago to reveal Hastert's alleged sexual abuse as she watched him climb to a position of national political power..."
This is the ENTIRE point.
The media "watchdogs" knew ALL about it, a decade ago - but hastert was "in power", and "playing for Team Uniparty".
This is why Hillary Clinton, felon, will NEVER be prosecuted for the thousands of obstruction felonies stemming from her "private email server".
More proof that homosexuals are serial molesters.
If only this would become more apparent to more voters. I tried to tell everybody that we needed to let Kentucky and Mississippi go to the Democrats this last election cycle.
By rewarding these backstabbing bastards with another term, you were only strengthening the Establishment wing of the party.
Excellent point!
If there was any proof whatsoever the instant his gavel struck for the last time they would be all over him like white on rice considering the R after his name.
They just didn’t (or still don’t actually) have any facts, just her story. If they had anything at all this would have broke in 2012 just before the election big time, not now when it will be old news and wasted politically.
And got filthy rich in the process.
Not that I revel in another's misery.
However, it must be pointed out that this is hearsay.
Whatever hearsay means.
I’m sure this will get all the press that the Duggars (Duggans?) have gotten. I’m sure Megyn Kelly will get Denny on the hot seat and the kid molested in front of national TV.
Hannity and O’Reilly will wax indignant, ABC/NBC/CBS will go non-stop with the homosexual molestation.
/sarc
Hastert served on Hillary’s healthcare task force in 1993.
Coincidentally, in 1995 Hastert rose to Chief Deputy Whip, the same year Stevie died of AIDS. Jolene confronted Hastert at Stevie’s Funeral.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/govt/leadership/stories/hastert122198.htm
Plain-Talking Hastert Poised to Be Speaker
December 21, 1998
“There is not a breath of scandal associated with Denny,” said Brad Goodrich, deputy executive director of the Illinois GOP, referring to the marital infidelity that drove Livingston from the speakership even before he formally accepted it.
Just to be certain, Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-Ill.) asked Hastert Saturday the question on many lawmakers’ minds.
“I looked him right in the face and said, ‘Can you withstand the scrutiny?’‚” recalled Manzullo, one of the social conservatives who regarded Livingston as severely tarnished. “He said, ‘Yes.’‚”
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