Breaking News: Dennis Hastert got a 15-month prison sentence in a case tied to a sexual abuse coverup

Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. April 27, 2016 NYTimes.com » Breaking News Alert April 27, 2016   BREAKING NEWS Dennis Hastert got a 15-month prison sentence in a case tied to a sexual abuse coverup Wednesday, April 27, 2016 12:59 PM EDT J. Dennis Hastert, once among this nation's most powerful politicians, was sentenced for illegally structuring bank transactions in an effort to cover up his sexual abuse of young members of a wrestling team he coached decades ago. "The defendant is a serial child molester," said Judge Thomas M. Durkin, of Federal District Court, in a tough rebuke of the former House speaker before issuing his sentence. He added, "Nothing is more stunning than having 'serial child molester' and 'Speaker of the House' in the same sentence." Read more » ADVERTISEMENT FOLLOW NYTimes FACEBOOK @NYTimes Get more NYTimes.com newsletters » | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps for just $0.99. Subscribe » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Breaking News Alert newsletter. Unsubscribe | Manage Subscriptions | Change Your Email | Privacy Policy | Contact | Advertise Copyright 2015 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018