In 2015, Hastert was indicted on a charges related to illegal financial practices that were linked to payoffs of a man that Hastert had allegedly sexually abused.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/29/ex-speaker-hastert-reportedly-paying-to-conceal-sexual-misconduct/ "Ex-Speaker Hastert reportedly paying to conceal sexual misconduct," Fox News, 29 May 2015]</ref> | In 2015, Hastert was indicted on a charges related to illegal financial practices that were linked to payoffs of a man that Hastert had allegedly sexually abused.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/29/ex-speaker-hastert-reportedly-paying-to-conceal-sexual-misconduct/ "Ex-Speaker Hastert reportedly paying to conceal sexual misconduct," Fox News, 29 May 2015]</ref> |