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Exclusive: Alleged Dennis Hastert Sex Abuse Victim Is Named By Family
“But now there’s people that are going to believe them,” Jolene said. “I
just think it’s really important that these kids get a chance to work
through this because I think it’s going to give them a lot of relief...
Please, come forward.”
Hastert is scheduled to make his first court appearance regarding the
fraud charges next week. Hastert and his representatives have repeatedly
declined to comment on the allegations, including to ABC News for this
report.
The FBI declined to comment for this report.
ABC News' Megan Chuchmach,
Whitney Lloyd, Randy Kreider and Cho Park contributed to this report.
John Capell is a freelance journalist based in the Northwest and
frequent contributor to ABC News.