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Dennis Hastert, Disgraced Former House Speaker, Dies at 84
Original: Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies
Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker of the House, has died at 84. Once one of the most powerful figures in American politics, his legacy collapsed in 2016 when he admitted to sexually abusing teenage boys decades earlier while working as a high school teacher and wrestling coach. Obituaries are weighing his political record against the scandal that made him the highest-ranking US official imprisoned in a sexual abuse case.
Why now: The death of a former House speaker convicted over child sexual abuse is a major, controversial figure in US politics.
Dennis HastertUS House of RepresentativesRepublican Party
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- Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies · The New York Times
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
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