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[quote=Anonymous]YORKVILLE, Ill. — Former GOP House Speaker Dennis Hastert allegedly made a series of illegally structured bank withdrawals as part of an effort to conceal past sexual misconduct with an unnamed person, a law enforcement official said.

The alleged misconduct occurred years ago when Hastert was an Illinois high school wrestling coach. The person is someone Hastert has known for most of his life, according to the official.

Federal authorities would not identify when the alleged misconduct occurred or the nature of it. But the New York Times, citing undisclosed sources, said that a man told the F.B.I. that he had been inappropriately touched by Mr. Hastert when Mr. Hastert was a high school teacher and wrestling coach.

The Chicago Sun-Times and Buzzfeed cited anonymous sources who said investigators also interviewed a second alleged victim.

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USA TODAY
Mystery grips D.C. as ex-Speaker Hastert indicted

For the people who knew Hastert — long before he became speaker — the picture is at odds with the man that launched his political career here and still counts many as friends. Prosecutors have not detailed the wrongdoing, but say the unidentified person was from Yorkville and knew Hastert for much of the individual's life.

Bob Evans, who taught with Hastert at Yorkville High School and roomed with him for a couple of years when they were young teachers, said Hastert was a down-to-earth teacher who never lost touch with his roots even after he was launched unexpectedly into the speakership.

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