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Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert to 15 months in Prison in Hush-Money Case
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Sir Abacus
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Just a reminder that 60 republican leaders sent letters in support of this pedophile.
Just a reminder that 60 republican leaders sent letters in support of this pedophile.
But he was kind to his mom...
Netherscourge
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Is he going to a real prison or camp cupcake?
CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls
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But he was kind to his mom...
And he dedicated his life to public service. The kind of public service that deals in hush money for sexually abused victims.
15 months for molesting four students? What the literal fuck?
Cool, but you've now given a serial child molester just over a year in prison... is that really a punishment which fits his crimes?
Before he sentenced Hastert, Durkin described the 74-year-old Illinois Republican as a "serial child molester," and that "accusing Individual A of extorting you was unconscionable."
Cool, but you've now given a serial child molester just over a year in prison... is that really a punishment which fits his crimes?
Username1198
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Isn't 15 months kinda a light sentence?
Either way fuck that pos.
Either way fuck that pos.
shortsFortallPeople
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Isn't 15 months kinda a light sentence?
Either way fuck that pos.
15 months for molesting four students? What the literal fuck?
The statute of limitations passed on the molestation charges so they got him on the money instead
Jack Remington
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So this will be an unpopular opinion, but... I'm not super comfortable with this. Ostensibly this is about illegally structuring the timing of his bank withdrawals, and 15 months for that is ridiculous. Frankly it's kind of ridiculous that the government has so much control over how you can interact with your own bank account.
I'd be a lot more enthusiastic if there had been a way to nail him for the actual child abuse.
It's kind of how I feel about police and prosecutors going extremely hard against a man who had been acquitted of murder (OJ Simpson), where it was clear that the previous case was a major factor in the effort they put in to nail him to the wall by any means necessary.
I'd be a lot more enthusiastic if there had been a way to nail him for the actual child abuse.
It's kind of how I feel about police and prosecutors going extremely hard against a man who had been acquitted of murder (OJ Simpson), where it was clear that the previous case was a major factor in the effort they put in to nail him to the wall by any means necessary.
Username1198
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The statute of limitations passed on the molestation charges so they got him on the money instead
Wow. Jesus. Just wow. I really don't wanna live here any more
LucidMomentum
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But he was kind to his mom...
He was no angel.
So this will be an unpopular opinion, but... I'm not super comfortable with this. Ostensibly this is about illegally structuring the timing of his bank withdrawals, and 15 months for that is ridiculous. Frankly it's kind of ridiculous that the government has so much control over how you can interact with your own bank account.
I'd be a lot more enthusiastic if there had been a way to nail him for the actual child abuse.
It's kind of how I feel about police and prosecutors going extremely hard against a man who had been acquitted of murder (OJ Simpson), where it was clear that the previous case was a major factor in the effort they put in to nail him to the wall by any means necessary.
While biases in court can and do show up often and I agree with you, this man was a U.S. House Speaker.
I feel anyone in legislature or federal offices should receive harsher sentences for their actions, and that includes military as well.
If you're gonna work for the U.S., don't do shady shit.
The fact that he's getting off scot free for his other deplorable actions and people actually supported this dirtbag is another story.
Thequietone
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Statute of limitations for child molestation/abuse should be longer; because, children are often silenced and cannot come forward with accusations until they are an adult or away from the individual silencing them.
Orbis Tabula
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Statute of limitations for child molestation/abuse should be longer; because, children are often silenced and cannot come forward with accusations until they are an adult or away from the individual silencing them.
Yeah, agreed. They should change that and call it the Hastert Rule.
Username1198
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Statute of limitations for child molestation/abuse should be longer;because, children are often silenced and cannot come forward with accusations until they are an adult or away from the individual silencing them.
I'm shocked that their is a limit. Especially for the reason you've stated.
LiquidSword
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Statute of limitations for child molestation/abuse should be longer; because, children are often silenced and cannot come forward with accusations until they are an adult or away from the individual silencing them.
Yeah, agreed. They should change that and call it the Hastert Rule.
I'm shocked that their is a limit. Especially for the reason you've stated.
Quite a few states have no statue of limitation for child sexual abuse. As with a lot of things in America, like civil rights, these things are determined by your zip code.
http://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/state-civil-statutes-of-limitations-in-child-sexua.aspx
One group who have been actively trying to block removing statutes of limitations on child abuse:
https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/721728164217675777The Daily Show @TheDailyShow
The Catholic Church has opposed removing statutes of limitations for sex abuse crimes. http://on.cc.com/1ScKKe1
The tensions are being played out in courtrooms and state legislatures, where the Church is using its legal and political clout to oppose bills that would extend the statute of limitations for victims of child sex abuse. A statute of limitations forbids prosecutors or plaintiffs from taking legal action after a certain number of years.
The pontiff has vowed to root out "the scourge" of sex abuse from the Roman Catholic Church, and this year created a Vatican tribunal to judge clergy accused of such crimes.
But U.S. victims' advocates contend the biggest obstacle they face in giving victims more time to report abuse remains the Church itself, and want the pope to change that stance.
The U.S. church has already been dealt a heavy financial blow by settlement payments and other costs totaling around $3 billion, which has forced it to sell off assets and cut costs.
"It is the bishops who have blocked any kind of meaningful reform," said Marci Hamilton, a professor at the Cardozo School of Law in New York who studies statutes of limitations.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-usa-sexcrimes-idUSKCN0RA0EM20150910U.S. statutes of limitations for criminal and civil cases vary widely from state to state, making for a patchwork system determining victims' rights to seek redress in the courts.
Six U.S. states, including Connecticut and Delaware, have extended their statutes of limitation for child sex abuse.
A victim of child sex abuse in Delaware, for example, no longer faces any deadline to launch a civil suit against an alleged abuser, and one in Connecticut has until age 48, with no limit if the person is convicted of first-degree sexual assault. Pennsylvania law gives a victim only until age 30 to take legal action.
Bishops' lobbying groups are fighting efforts to extend the statue of limitations in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Iowa.
New York bishops since 2006 have been fighting a bill that would eliminate both civil and criminal statute of limitations for past cases of child sex abuse, though they say they support an alternate proposal that would only apply to future abuse.
The Church contends that allowing victims to sue over abuse decades ago would open the way for cases based on flimsy evidence as well as take a further heavy toll on its finances.
As part of the plea deal, the prosecution was only recommending 6 months and the defense was pushing for probation only. This is good news that the judge wasn't willing to be extremely lenient.Isn't 15 months kinda a light sentence?
Either way fuck that pos.
Norwegian Rudo
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Also third, he was third in line to the presidency while he was speaker.
The President isn't in the line of succession.
Frozenprince
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Just a reminder that 60 republican leaders sent letters in support of this pedophile.
Well this is the most disgusting thing I'v read all day.
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