Dennis Hastert Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison in Hush-Money Case

[MerryBlooms]

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison in his hush-money case by a judge who called him a "serial child molester" and ordered him to enroll in a sex-offender treatment program.

Hastert, 74, was accused of abusing four boys between the ages of 14 and 17 when he was a coach at Yorkville High School in Illinois decades ago. One of them broke a lifelong silence to testify about his private torment at the hearing in Chicago federal court.

The onetime Republican power broker was not charged with any sexual crimes because of the statute of limitations, but he pleaded guilty to making illegal cash withdrawals to pay off one of his accusers.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dennis-hastert-ex-house-speaker-arrives-sentencing-wheelchair-n563401

My fear was this miserable excuse for human flesh would be sentenced to house arrest, so the 15 months is better than nothing. I despise this man with every fiber of my being.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

1. I am afraid to look on rw boards because if they are defending him, I will puke

[MerryBlooms]

3. No reason to search out that sort of negativity.

Don't muddy your wings.

[Kingofalldems]

11. Fox news will almost certainly put a D after his name at some point.

[Gomez163]

2. This man is lower than whale shit. I would have given him 100 years.

[MerryBlooms]

4. Yes, he's a horrible wicked creature.

The destruction he caused both to those who were/are in his personal life and on a national scale... devastating.

[Gomez163]

6. The hypocrisy is that no one spoke out when he was picked for speaker.

Pedophiles can't stop. He had to have been abusing children up to when he was caught.

[MerryBlooms]

8. I agree- his abuse most likely continued in one form or another.

[MerryBlooms]

13. Despicable victim blaming.

Please make your own OP instead of shitting on mine.

I alerted on your post and I hope it's hidden.

[MerryBlooms]

14. My thanks to the jury.

[Delphinus]

5. I said to no one in particular,

whoop de fucking doo. That's a bullshit sentence.

[MerryBlooms]

7. You can bet the average joe would have gotten a helluva lot longer sentence.

[walkingman]

9. Typical sentence for politicians but at least

he got something. I don't remember any Priest ever getting punished for their misconduct.

[madokie]

10. 15 months and enrolling in a sex-offender treatment program

and I would hope being required to register as a sex-offender, is better than nothing.