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Dennis Hastert, Former US House Speaker Disgraced by Abuse Scandal, Dies at 84

Original: Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies

Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives, has died at 84. Once one of the most powerful politicians in Washington, his legacy was permanently tarnished when he admitted in 2016 to sexually abusing teenage boys decades earlier while working as a teacher and wrestling coach. Obituaries are recalling both his political career and the scandal that ended it.

Why now: The death of a once-powerful political figure whose fall from grace over child sexual abuse remains a striking story of disgrace at the top of American 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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