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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 the age of 84. Once one of the most powerful politicians in Washington, 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 revisiting his rise to power and his dramatic fall from grace.

Why now: The death of a once-powerful political figure whose career ended in a historic disgrace is prompting renewed attention to his life and scandal.

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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