Dennis Hastert news from Shaw Local
Once powerful former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement Wednesday over Hastert’s refusal to pay $1.8 million in exchange for his silence, lawyers for both men said. This is a developing story.
“I think, as we begin the jury trial, it would not be appropriate to continue to identify the plaintiff under his pseudonym,” Judge Robert Pilmer said.