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Hastert Accuser to Speak at Sentencing

April 13, 2016 at 12:56 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 21 Comments

“Prosecutors say they expect one person who accuses Dennis Hastert of sexual abuse to speak at his sentencing in his hush-money case, and the judge has indicated that he wants to consider as an ‘aggravating factor’ the fact that the former U.S. House speaker lied to federal authorities,” CBS News reports.

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