Posted on 04/27/2016 10:11:38 AM PDT by NRx
CHICAGO A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced former House speaker J. Dennis Hastert to 15 months in federal prison a term above what even prosecutors had recommended and one that clearly takes into account the sexual abuse allegations that generated the criminal case against the Illinois Republican.
The sentencing marked an ignominious moment in the life of a man who was once a revered high school teacher and wrestling coach in Illinois and who ascended into the highest ranks of American politics. Even before the hearing, prosecutors had revealed in court filings how Hastert allegedly had molested or inappropriately touched five teenagers affiliated with the wrestling team he coached decades ago. U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin had indicated that he would consider that in handing down an appropriate punishment.
Hastert, reading from a prepared statement, told the judge that he was deeply ashamed to be in court. He acknowledged that he mistreated some of the athletes I coached.
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Just as a couple posters above have mentioned; how many homosexual republican (RINO) politicians are blackmailed because of their .. ahem.. proclivities?
Well we probably all have a favorite suspicion but I will always have the creep on the Supreme Court, also known as “Supremes”, as my entry into the hall of sick hell.
Long live Hastert and may he one day be joined by others in his shame.
he was sentenced for impeaching Bubba Clinton.
there should be revenge, deathly revenge
Probably going to the tennis court / racketball court Club Fed where Blago went.
On May 21, 2012, President Obama nominated Durkin to be a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Right you are.
Lots of clueless and trashy posts on this thread.
No, he got 15 months for answering the question of why he was withdrawing money untruthfully rather than keeping his mouth shut.
Him porking kids hasn’t even been a charge yet, and given the state of society today and government, they probably don’t give a crap...
This post says 2 years of supervised release. So...which one is correct?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3425173/posts
Solson, The record shows that lefties who post trash like you do love their pedophelia.
I’m convinced a plethora of other politicians and government goons are also “Hastertites”, it’s the only thing that explains things like Judge Roberts rulings and how Hillary can waltze on treating state confidences like toilet paper...
The system is a perversion of the system, as often as not.
You should learn to READ before you continue to be shown as an absolute idiot and ass again!
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/hastert-sentenced-to-15-months-in-prison-222538
"The testimony took place this morning at Hastert's sentencing hearing, at which a judge called Hastert a "serial child molester."
During his own testimony, Hastert admitted to sexual abuse, but only after the judge directly asked him to clarify what he meant by "mistreating" athletes.
Hastert also admitted that he did in fact sexually abuse the late Stephen Reinbolt.
So, now that you're proven absolutely wrong - go blow it out your ass.
$10k is not a big amount these days. Now they are after way smaller amounts that may add up to $10k. The purpose is to monitor the peeps and severely limit their freedom. A cashless society is the goal.
Hastert IS or HAS BEEN a PEDOPHILE. Neither of you is likely to be one or to have been one. It is a regrettable trend on the conservative side in this election for the first time that a person MUST support another person's candidate or issue positions or be smeared. If this sort of thing persists, it will be increasingly difficult for decent folks to be ctive conservatives.
They can put him in a cell right between Rod Balgoyovich and George Ryan. I’m so proud of this state I live in, NOT
AND a certain drastic, ummm, surgery to guarantee he will be rendered permanently unable offend again.
Black Elk,
Don’t equate me with trash poster Solson.
He used the term pedophile.
I only answered him back once he posted that trash.
I assume you are bright enough to see the difference.
That this GOPe scion is sentenced for this at this time is propitious. I believe that probably 90 percent of the top establishment figures in Congress have something really bad they are hiding. Obama used it. Clinton used it back in the day. Trump needs to understand this and get someone on his side who can give him the inside dirt. The democrats will no longer be the only ones with leverage over Republicans. He can quietly approach a John Roberts or a McConnell, and tell them, “Look, I know why you don’t fight the democrats. We can’t have a compromised person in your position any more. Leave quietly, and you can remain a big shot, maybe make a lot of money lobbying. Refuse, and it might get ugly.”
Fixed it.
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