Dennis Hastert, a former Republican House Speaker, was convicted of child sexual abuse and faced public condemnation before his death.

Dennis Hastert, a disgraced former Republican House Speaker who was once described as a “serial child molester” by a federal judge, is dead: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/disgraced-former-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-84-rcna145700

RIP former Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert https://people.com/dennis-hastert-dead-house-speaker-convicted-felon-7551381

Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/obituaries/dennis-hastert-dead.html The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84. --- 44 uses from 42 accounts #toplink