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Your questions: Dennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84
Compiled Oct 5
What specific actions did Hastert take as a wrestling coach that led to the abuse allegations?
In 2016 he was sentenced to more than a year in prison after prosecutors said his hush-money payments were meant to conceal sexual abuse of teenage wrestlers he coached from 1965 to 1981.
How did investigators first uncover the hush-money payments?
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What was the final outcome of Hastert's legacy at institutions like Wheaton College after his name was removed?
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How did Hastert's family and former colleagues react to his death?
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