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Dennis Hastert, former House speaker disgraced by molestation allegations, dies aged 84

Global Published 5 October 2026, 19:26 · archived 5 Oct 2026

The Republican, who was sent to prison in 2016 in a hush-money case tied to the allegations, died over the weekendDennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican US House speaker, died over the weekend, a coroner said on Monday. He was 84.Hastert, who was speaker from 1999 until 2007, died of natural causes at his home, according to Jacquie Purcell, the Kendall county coroner. Continue reading...

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