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Dennis Hastert Sentencing: Accuser Tells Him 'Don't Be a Coward'
Source: NBC News
APR 27 2016, 11:04 AM ET
Dennis Hastert Sentencing: Accuser Tells Him 'Don't Be a Coward'
by STEPHANIE GOSK, HANNAH RAPPLEYE and TRACY CONNOR
One of Dennis Hastert's sex-abuse accusers broke his silence Wednesday, testifying about his torment at the sentencing hearing where the former House Speaker will learn if he's going to jail in his hush-money case.
Hastert, 74, is accused of molesting four boys between the ages of 14 and 17 when he was a coach at Yorkville High School decades ago, though he is not charged with any sexual crimes.
One of his accusers, Scott Cross, testified that when he was a senior in high school in 1979, Hastert sexually abused him during a massage after a workout.
"As a 17-year-old boy I was devastated. I tried to figure out why Coach Hastert had singled me out. I felt terribly alone," Cross, who is called Individual D in court papers, testified. "Today I understand I did nothing to bring this on, but at age 17, I could not understand what happened or why."
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Dennis Hastert Sentencing: Accuser Tells Him 'Don't Be a Coward'
by STEPHANIE GOSK, HANNAH RAPPLEYE and TRACY CONNOR
One of Dennis Hastert's sex-abuse accusers broke his silence Wednesday, testifying about his torment at the sentencing hearing where the former House Speaker will learn if he's going to jail in his hush-money case.
Hastert, 74, is accused of molesting four boys between the ages of 14 and 17 when he was a coach at Yorkville High School decades ago, though he is not charged with any sexual crimes.
One of his accusers, Scott Cross, testified that when he was a senior in high school in 1979, Hastert sexually abused him during a massage after a workout.
"As a 17-year-old boy I was devastated. I tried to figure out why Coach Hastert had singled me out. I felt terribly alone," Cross, who is called Individual D in court papers, testified. "Today I understand I did nothing to bring this on, but at age 17, I could not understand what happened or why."
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Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dennis-hastert-ex-house-speaker-arrives-sentencing-wheelchair-n563401
Also: Alleged Hastert victim Individual D is brother of Hastert political ally Tom Cross (Chicago Tribune)
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