TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoDennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84wtop.comexternal-linkmessage-square53linkfedilinkarrow-up1256arrow-down11
arrow-up1255arrow-down1external-linkDennis Hastert, longtime Republican House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84wtop.comTryingToBeGood@reddthat.com to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square53linkfedilink
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81·5 days agoHe didn’t go to jail for raping kids for over a decade… But for paying one of the kids off, and that was less than a year in jail
minus-squareTeaWithDani@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·5 days ago“He admitted to the abuse at a sentencing hearing, though he was never convicted of any sexual crimes.” From his wiki page. Did he really admit to it and not get prosecuted???
minus-squarekylie_kraft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 days agoStatute of limitations. Yes, it’s still outrageous but that’s the reason.
He didn’t go to jail for raping kids for over a decade…
But for paying one of the kids off, and that was less than a year in jail
“He admitted to the abuse at a sentencing hearing, though he was never convicted of any sexual crimes.”
From his wiki page. Did he really admit to it and not get prosecuted???
Statute of limitations. Yes, it’s still outrageous but that’s the reason.