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another friend and classmate of reinboldts who asked us to conceal his identity tells nbc news reinboldt confided in him back in 1974. >> started to talk about his relationship with denny and told me that they had been sexual and was flabbergasted. >> reporter: he says he believed there was more than one sexual encounter. >> i said what do you mean? and he said well we would do things sexually and it would sometimes start with a massage, and we didn't go much further into that. >> reporter: reinboldt's friend says he does not know who individual a is the person cited in the indictment against hastert. it alleged that hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million to conceal past misconduct. nbc is told that the misconduct was sexual misconduct with a student. former state wrestling champion gary matlock, coached by hastert says he barely remembers reinboldt but has a hard time believing that hastert would sexually abuse a student. >> he was a good teacher, good coach, great motivator. >> reporter: barney frank says the allegations are stunning. >> it's a reminder of the hypocrisy among my republican
another friend and classmate of reinboldts who asked us to conceal his identity tells nbc news reinboldt confided in him back in 1974. >> started to talk about his relationship with denny and told me that they had been sexual and was flabbergasted. >> reporter: he says he believed there was more than one sexual encounter. >> i said what do you mean? and he said well we would do things sexually and it would sometimes start with a massage, and we didn't go much further into...
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where hastert teached wrestling. >> reporter: steve reinboldt was the student equipment manager for the team dennis hastert coached. in an interview, his sister jolene told her years after he graduated he told her he had a sexual experience. >> he said it was with dennis hastert. and i just i know i was stunned. i said why didn't you ever tell anybody, stevie? he was your teacher. why didn't you ever tell anybody? and he just looked at me and he says who is ever going to believe me? >> reporter: her brother died of aids in 1995. another another friend and classmate of reinboldt says he confided in him back in 1974. >> he starts to talk about his relationship with denny hastert and told me that they had been sexual, and i was flabbergasted. >> reporter: he says he believes there was more than one sexual encounter. >> he said sometimes if would smart with a massage. and we didn't go much further into that. >> reporter: reinboldt's friend says he doesn't know who individual a sunshine the person cited in the yien diemt against hastert. it alleges that hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million
where hastert teached wrestling. >> reporter: steve reinboldt was the student equipment manager for the team dennis hastert coached. in an interview, his sister jolene told her years after he graduated he told her he had a sexual experience. >> he said it was with dennis hastert. and i just i know i was stunned. i said why didn't you ever tell anybody, stevie? he was your teacher. why didn't you ever tell anybody? and he just looked at me and he says who is ever going to believe me?...
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as a member of an explorer's troop run by hastert, reinboldt was among a handful of young men hastert took to the bahamas, seen in these photos reinboldt took of the boys and hastert relaxing. >> here was the mentor, the man who was, you know, basically his friend, who was the one who was abusing him. >> reporter: steve reinboldt died of a.i.d.s. in 1995. his sister says she confronted then-congressman hastert when he showed up unexpectedly at the funeral home. >> he just stood there and stared at me, and then i just continued to say, i want you to know that your secret didn't die in there with my brother. and i want you to remember that i'm out here, and that i know. >> reporter: then two weeks ago, she says, the fbi showed up at her door to ask about her big brother steve and tell her dennis hastert was about to be indicted. >> there are no words to describe what it felt like to, you know, it's just like, stevie, we've done it. it's going to happen. we got him. >> reporter: his sister says she nor her brother ever asked for money. and the speaker has not responded to our request for
as a member of an explorer's troop run by hastert, reinboldt was among a handful of young men hastert took to the bahamas, seen in these photos reinboldt took of the boys and hastert relaxing. >> here was the mentor, the man who was, you know, basically his friend, who was the one who was abusing him. >> reporter: steve reinboldt died of a.i.d.s. in 1995. his sister says she confronted then-congressman hastert when he showed up unexpectedly at the funeral home. >> he just...
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did speak to a friend of steve reinboldt though who said reinboldt said he had sexual conduct with dennis hastert. nbc news has made repeated attempts to reach hastert himself but with no success. i'm joined now live by gabe gutierrez who joins us from yorkville, illinois. how does this story work? how is it developing? are there people coming forward? it looks like there's more to this story than it started with. >> reporter: certainly, chris. there's a lot more to this story, it seems, than what was originally laid out in the indictment. still a major question however, is who is individual "a"? that is the person named in the indictment, as you mentioned, and hastert is agreeing to pay individual "a" to conceal some sort of past misconduct and the law enforcement officials tell nbc news that this misconduct was sexual in nature and involved a student while he was a teacher here at yorkville high school, but neither the sister of steven reinboldt that spoke with abc news or the friend and former classmate of reinboldt that spoke to nbc news knows who individual "a" is so that is the big
did speak to a friend of steve reinboldt though who said reinboldt said he had sexual conduct with dennis hastert. nbc news has made repeated attempts to reach hastert himself but with no success. i'm joined now live by gabe gutierrez who joins us from yorkville, illinois. how does this story work? how is it developing? are there people coming forward? it looks like there's more to this story than it started with. >> reporter: certainly, chris. there's a lot more to this story, it seems,...
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a young man named steve reinboldt reinboldt, who hastert described as his grade right hand man. >> he has plenty of opportunities to be alone with steve. >> reporter: reinboldt's sister jolene says he revealed to it her. >> i asked him, stevie when was your first same-sex experience. he looked at me and said it was with dennis hastert. i just -- i know i was stunned. >> reporter: no doubt he was telling you that hastert had abused him sexually. >> oh yeah. >> so ordered. >> reporter: as hastert rose to power, reinboldt's sister said she kept hoping the dark secret would come out. >> i thought he would get away with it. >> reporter: she decided to go public in hopes that individual "a" and other possibly victims would know they're not alone. >> i feel vindicated and like stevie's vindicated. mr. hastert can't pull this -- the wool over everybody's eyes. finally the truth is coming out. >> reporter: reinboldt's sister jolene said neither he nor she ever asked hastert for money nor received any. the identity of individual "a" remains a mystery. it will certainly come out should the case
a young man named steve reinboldt reinboldt, who hastert described as his grade right hand man. >> he has plenty of opportunities to be alone with steve. >> reporter: reinboldt's sister jolene says he revealed to it her. >> i asked him, stevie when was your first same-sex experience. he looked at me and said it was with dennis hastert. i just -- i know i was stunned. >> reporter: no doubt he was telling you that hastert had abused him sexually. >> oh yeah. >>...
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hastert was the wrestling coach then and reinboldt was the student equipment manager. reinboldt is not individual "a" from the indictment because he died in 1995 at the age of 42 of aids, his sister said. when her brother came out as gay, she said he told her a secret. >> i asked him "stevie, when was your first same-sex experience?" i mean, he just looked at me and said, "it was with dennis hastert." and i just-- i know i was stunned. >> reporter: while reinboldt was a student he went to the bahamas with several others on the local explorer troop. hastert was on the trip as well. >> i mean, here was the mentor, the man who was, you know, basically his friend, who was the one that was abusing him. >> reporter: gary matlock was a yorkville wrestler from 1969 to 1973 and has called hastert a mentor. he went on that bahamas trip but recalls nothing untoward. if he were sitting right here right now what would you say to him? >> i'd say "denny, what the hell happened?" >> reporter: now keep in mind, hastert has not been charged with sexual misconduct. instead, he's been cha
hastert was the wrestling coach then and reinboldt was the student equipment manager. reinboldt is not individual "a" from the indictment because he died in 1995 at the age of 42 of aids, his sister said. when her brother came out as gay, she said he told her a secret. >> i asked him "stevie, when was your first same-sex experience?" i mean, he just looked at me and said, "it was with dennis hastert." and i just-- i know i was stunned. >> reporter:...
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although steven reinboldt insisted that money was not given to her or her brother before he died. scott, i want to talk to you about how this is resonating in yorkville. first, to be clear, we do not definitively know who individual "a" is. >> no we don't. when steven reinboldt's sister came forward, she made it clear he was not individual "a." >> just to be clear on the charges he's facing this is all related to the fact he was taking out more than $10,000 in cash out of banks, which is a no-no. there are no charges whatsoever involving any kind of sexual abuse. >> no there are not. the statute of limitations has passed on that. so even if steven was still alive, unfortunately he wouldn't be able to press any charges against hastert due to it takes place so long ago. >> okay. here you are. you're in yorkville reading about the color in the town and how dennis hastert, you walk around yorkville, and he'sdenny. how are people reacting? >> people are pretty reticent to talk about it. it's definitely a sensitive subject for the penal of yorkville. i spoke to the mayor of yorkville, a
although steven reinboldt insisted that money was not given to her or her brother before he died. scott, i want to talk to you about how this is resonating in yorkville. first, to be clear, we do not definitively know who individual "a" is. >> no we don't. when steven reinboldt's sister came forward, she made it clear he was not individual "a." >> just to be clear on the charges he's facing this is all related to the fact he was taking out more than $10,000 in...
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coach and line about the reinboldt was the team's equipment manager. hastert denied the allegation when abc first raised them in 2006. but hastert hasn't made a public statement since he was indicted last week and he's scheduled to make his first court appearance here in chicago on tuesday. >> it's incredible when you lay it out like this that for so long that this was not the discussed and not in the public eye. that there are this many people out there, if these allegations are true that no one knew. and that is a big question chris. why would these allegations all be coming out now? >> reporter: i think the big question was the hush money. and why was dennis hastert paying somebody for past misdeeds and once we started to look into what that might be we got on this trail of sexual be abuse apnd abuse. and remember back in 2006 there was a big scandal on capitol hill. a republican lawmaker named mark foley had sent inappropriate texts to pages, high school interns on capitol hill and hastert was rumored to have turned a blind eye to that. now, the si
coach and line about the reinboldt was the team's equipment manager. hastert denied the allegation when abc first raised them in 2006. but hastert hasn't made a public statement since he was indicted last week and he's scheduled to make his first court appearance here in chicago on tuesday. >> it's incredible when you lay it out like this that for so long that this was not the discussed and not in the public eye. that there are this many people out there, if these allegations are true...
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let me ask you about miss reinboldt. has she been receiving any reaction since she went public with you? >> reporter: she says she's been overwhelmed by a positive response from friends in yorkville. she lives in montana now. she's heard from lots of people saying it was about time this came out. >> as we said, this is a fast-moving and spreading scandal. we know you'll stay on top of it. >> absolutely. >> brian, thanks again. paula, over to you. >>> we want to move now to horse racing history. the weeks of hype are over. and we'll know later today if the sport has its first triple crown winner since the late 1970s. american pharoah, the beloved and powerful colt, needing to win the most demanding of the three races, the belmont stakes. can the champion run into the recordbooks? we check back in with ron. who is at the track in elmont, new york. hi, ron. >> reporter: they call the belmont the test of champions. a mile and a half. and think about it. three grueling races for 3-year-old thoroughbreds over a period of just
let me ask you about miss reinboldt. has she been receiving any reaction since she went public with you? >> reporter: she says she's been overwhelmed by a positive response from friends in yorkville. she lives in montana now. she's heard from lots of people saying it was about time this came out. >> as we said, this is a fast-moving and spreading scandal. we know you'll stay on top of it. >> absolutely. >> brian, thanks again. paula, over to you. >>> we want to...
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reinboldt was that team's equipment manager. that's what his sister joe lean is saying. her brother first came out about the alleged abuse in 1979, when he revealed to her that he was gay. now, steve passed away in 1995 and hastert attended his funeral and that's where an angry jolene confronted him. here's how she described that confrontation, ashleigh. >> i just looked at him and i said, i want to know why you did what you did to my brother. he just stood there and stared at me and then i just continued to say, i want you to know that your secret didn't die in there with my brother and i want you to remember that i'm out here and i know. >> reporter: now federal prosecutors allege that hastert agreed to pay a different man $3.5 million to hide past misconduct. jolene says she never asked hastert for money and hastert is charged with trying to hide the payment to the victims and lying to the fbi about the payments. we've reached out to hastert's attorney and the fbi for comment. it's interesting to note hastert has not made a public statement since he was indicted last
reinboldt was that team's equipment manager. that's what his sister joe lean is saying. her brother first came out about the alleged abuse in 1979, when he revealed to her that he was gay. now, steve passed away in 1995 and hastert attended his funeral and that's where an angry jolene confronted him. here's how she described that confrontation, ashleigh. >> i just looked at him and i said, i want to know why you did what you did to my brother. he just stood there and stared at me and then...
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and reinboldt the team's equipment manager. jolene burdge says her brother first told her about the alleged abuse in 1979 when he revealed to her that he was gay. when her brother died in 1995 hastert attended his funeral and that's where burdge confronted him about the abuse from that sound bite we just heard from. now federal prosecutors allege that hastert agreed to pay a different man $3.5 million to hide his past misconduct. reinboldt says she never asked hastert for any money. now hastert's charged with trying to hide the payments to the unidentified victim and lying to the fbi. we've reached out to hastert's attorney and the fbi for comment and not heard back from them yet and it's interesting, wolf we've been trying to get a statement, a public statement, from dennis hastert since he was indicted last week. we have yet to hear anything and we're looking forward to tuesday where he makes his first court appearance here in chicago, wolf. >> the alleged victim's sister says she tried back in 2006 to tell authorities and ne
and reinboldt the team's equipment manager. jolene burdge says her brother first told her about the alleged abuse in 1979 when he revealed to her that he was gay. when her brother died in 1995 hastert attended his funeral and that's where burdge confronted him about the abuse from that sound bite we just heard from. now federal prosecutors allege that hastert agreed to pay a different man $3.5 million to hide his past misconduct. reinboldt says she never asked hastert for any money. now...
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. >> reporter: in steve reinboldt's high school yearbook, wrestling coach dennis hastert wrote, reinboldt was his great righthand man as equipment manager for the team but at the same time he also became a victim of hastert. according to reinboldt's sister jolene. >> he damaged steve more than any of us will ever know. >> reporter: speaking publicly for the first time reinboldt's sister shared that her brother shared his dark secret of abuse when he revealed he was gay. >> i asked him, steve when was your first same-sex experience and he said it was with dennis hastert, and i just -- i was stunned. >> >> this happened more than once? was it all through high school? >> he said all through high school. steve reinboldt died of aids in 1995 and his sister jolene confided she confronted then hastert when he came to the funeral. i confronted him and i said i want to know why you did what you did to my brother. he stared at me and i just continued to say i want you to know that your secret didn't die in there with my brother. >> reporter: then two weeks ago after she says she had given up hope t
. >> reporter: in steve reinboldt's high school yearbook, wrestling coach dennis hastert wrote, reinboldt was his great righthand man as equipment manager for the team but at the same time he also became a victim of hastert. according to reinboldt's sister jolene. >> he damaged steve more than any of us will ever know. >> reporter: speaking publicly for the first time reinboldt's sister shared that her brother shared his dark secret of abuse when he revealed he was gay....
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then there's steven reinboldt. he died in the mid '90s, his sister is having to come forward for him, coming forward with serious allegations against someone at one point second in line for the u.s. presidency. >> jolene burdge tells cnn news
then there's steven reinboldt. he died in the mid '90s, his sister is having to come forward for him, coming forward with serious allegations against someone at one point second in line for the u.s. presidency. >> jolene burdge tells cnn news
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rein rein reinboldt was on the team. he first told her about the abuse back in 1979 when he revealed he was gay. >> why didn't you ever tell anybody? he just looked at me and said, who is ever going to believe me? >> reporter: federal prosecutors say hastert lied to the fbi about trying to pay $3.5 million in so-called hush money to a person identified in court documents only as individual "a." she tells abc news she is not that individual. she confronted hastert on the day of her brother's funeral. >> i want you to know that your secret didn't die in there with my brother. >> and we can't tell you that hastert did deny those allegations when they initially surfaced in 2006. however, now with this recent wave of allegations we can tell you that he has not responded to several requests for comment. that could change, though, christi and victor, as he makes his initial federal court appearance. >> thank you so much. >> you bet. >>> 4 million americans hacked and we still don't know what exactly was stolen. cnn takes a look
rein rein reinboldt was on the team. he first told her about the abuse back in 1979 when he revealed he was gay. >> why didn't you ever tell anybody? he just looked at me and said, who is ever going to believe me? >> reporter: federal prosecutors say hastert lied to the fbi about trying to pay $3.5 million in so-called hush money to a person identified in court documents only as individual "a." she tells abc news she is not that individual. she confronted hastert on the...
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abc news ran an interview this morning with a woman who says that her brother, steve reinboldt, told her that he was a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of dennis hastert. now, this is the first time that a person has been identified as a possible victim of speaker hastert by name. >> i asked him, stevie when was your first same-sex experience. he just looked at me and said it was with dennis hastert. and i just -- i know i was stunned. i said why didn't you ever tell anybody, stevie? i mean he was your teacher. why didn't you ever tell anybody? he just looked at me and said, who is ever going to believe me? in this town, who is ever going to believe me? >> 20 years ago in 1995, her brother passed away. she alleges that speaker hastert came to her brother's funeral that year and that she then confronted him in the parking lot. >> i just looked at him and i said, i want to know why you did what you did to my brother? he just stood there and steadierared at me. and i just continued to say, i want you to know that your secret didn't die in there with my brother and i want you to remem
abc news ran an interview this morning with a woman who says that her brother, steve reinboldt, told her that he was a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of dennis hastert. now, this is the first time that a person has been identified as a possible victim of speaker hastert by name. >> i asked him, stevie when was your first same-sex experience. he just looked at me and said it was with dennis hastert. and i just -- i know i was stunned. i said why didn't you ever tell anybody, stevie? i...
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that friend is steve reinboldt, one of hastert's former students. rinlt died of aids in 1995 and hastert showed up at his funeral. >> i looked at him and say why did you do what you did to my brother? he stood there and stared at me and i just continued to say i want you to know that your secret didn't die in there with my brother and i want you to remember that i'm out here and that i know. >> it's not known if reinboldt is "individual "a." he was asked to pay $3.5 million to stay quiet. >> storm team 4 meteorologist doug kammerer says our next line of storms could be right around the corner. how about it doug? >> time to start to get out of the 60s. today we saw temperatures in the 70s and we're going up from there. looking at a couple of showers. back to the west storm team 4 radar shows the area dry, shenandoah county frederick county and hampton county west virginia, through the shenandoah valley and most of us will remain on dry side. no more lightning. there was some earlier, but these are starting to fizzle out. the temperatures leaving a co
that friend is steve reinboldt, one of hastert's former students. rinlt died of aids in 1995 and hastert showed up at his funeral. >> i looked at him and say why did you do what you did to my brother? he stood there and stared at me and i just continued to say i want you to know that your secret didn't die in there with my brother and i want you to remember that i'm out here and that i know. >> it's not known if reinboldt is "individual "a." he was asked to pay $3.5...
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alleged victim the late steve reinboldt who was a student equipment manager for the wrestling team. mcdade said he never noticed anything suspicion. >> i know him as a friend as a teacher and a friend. and there is no way. >> reporter: another friend and class made of reinboldt's who asked us to conceal his identity says reinboldt confided in him in 1974 that he had had sexual encounters with hastert years earlier. >> he said well we would do things sexually and it would sometimes start with a massage. >>> >> reporter: reinboldt's sister tells nbc news she hopes more victims will come forward. but the question who is individual a, the person hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million to hide past misconduct. he is charged with violating banking conduct and lying to the fbi. the house ethics committee in 2006 found he and his staff ignored early warning signs regarding mark foley who resign from congress in disgrace when it was revealed he sent sexually explicit messages to teenage boys. >> at the time, president bush defended hastert. >> he is a father team. er coach who cares about the chi
alleged victim the late steve reinboldt who was a student equipment manager for the wrestling team. mcdade said he never noticed anything suspicion. >> i know him as a friend as a teacher and a friend. and there is no way. >> reporter: another friend and class made of reinboldt's who asked us to conceal his identity says reinboldt confided in him in 1974 that he had had sexual encounters with hastert years earlier. >> he said well we would do things sexually and it would...
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she tells abc news her brother steven reinboldt opened up to her about the alleged abuse when he told. >> i asked him, stevie when was your first same-sex experience? i mean he just looked at me and said it was with dennis hastert, and i -- i just -- you know i was stunned. i said why didn't you ever tell anybody, stevie? i mean he was your teacher. why didn't you ever tell anybody, and he just looked at me and said who is ever going to believe me? in this town who is ever going to believe me. >> and was it your sense that this happened more than once? >> mm-hmm. i said was it all through high school? >> and he said yes, all through high school. >> nbc has not independently confirmed the story and we've made multiple attempts to contact hastert, but they have been unsuccessful. but a friend ofryan bolt who did not want to be named said he had sexual contact with hastert. he said i was hanging out at steve's house in december of 1974. i seem to recall we went for a drive, and he told me that he was gay. he also said that his first sexual encounter was with denny hastert. reinboldt's si
she tells abc news her brother steven reinboldt opened up to her about the alleged abuse when he told. >> i asked him, stevie when was your first same-sex experience? i mean he just looked at me and said it was with dennis hastert, and i -- i just -- you know i was stunned. i said why didn't you ever tell anybody, stevie? i mean he was your teacher. why didn't you ever tell anybody, and he just looked at me and said who is ever going to believe me? in this town who is ever going to...
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a montana woman telz abc news that hastert sexually abused her brother stephen reinboldt there on the left when reinboldt was a student and hastert was a teacher and wrestling coach before hastert was elected to congress. she told the associated press that the fbi interviewed her about the allegations last month. she says her brother told her before he died of aids in 1995 that his first homosexual contact was with hastert and the abuse lasted through all of reinboldt's high school years. nbc news has not independently confirmed the story and has tried repeatedly to reach hastert with no success. these allegations are separate from the federal indictment that alleges hastert agreed to pay more than 3 million$3 million to someone to cover up prior sexual misconduct. >> three weeks after the house caught on fire, we're learning what police found when they arrested the suspect in the d.c. mansion murders. but there are still a lot more questions as investigators try to put this case together. news4's meagan fitzgerald is live at the victims' home in northwest. meagan, what are you hearin
a montana woman telz abc news that hastert sexually abused her brother stephen reinboldt there on the left when reinboldt was a student and hastert was a teacher and wrestling coach before hastert was elected to congress. she told the associated press that the fbi interviewed her about the allegations last month. she says her brother told her before he died of aids in 1995 that his first homosexual contact was with hastert and the abuse lasted through all of reinboldt's high school years. nbc...
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reinboldt was a high school student and the equipment manager for the team. burge saying he kept the secret to himself, and came forward with the accusations against the man that was even in second line for the american presidency. nobody would believe him. however, we do know that once reinboldt died of aids in the mid '90s that burge actually came forward and even confronted hastert at one point during the funeral of her brother. this is how she says that day played out in 1995. have a listen. >> i just looked at him and i said i want to know why you did what you did to my brother. he just stood there and stared at me and i continued to say i want you to know that your secret didn't die in there with my brother and i want you to remember that i'm out here and that i know. >> one can only imagine what that reported confrontation was like. at this point, hastert has not responded to any repeated request for comment. however, he did deny these allegations when they initially surfaced back in 2006, so now the main question here, christie and victor, what will h
reinboldt was a high school student and the equipment manager for the team. burge saying he kept the secret to himself, and came forward with the accusations against the man that was even in second line for the american presidency. nobody would believe him. however, we do know that once reinboldt died of aids in the mid '90s that burge actually came forward and even confronted hastert at one point during the funeral of her brother. this is how she says that day played out in 1995. have a...
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the sister of steve reinboldt, the man who died in 1995 told abc news this week that hastert repeatedlybused her brother during high school in the late '60s and the early '70s. hastert was a wrestling coach and rin bolt was the team manager. cnn's polo sandoval is covering the developments in new york. we have not seen him in public, heard from him or his attorney. he is expected to be arraigned next week. do you expect tuesday, when that happens, is the first we hear from him? >> very good question not just for dennis hastert but also his legal team. keep in mind these allegations, and i say allegations of sexual misconduct are not mentioned in this federal indictment. completely separate case here. nonetheless, these allegations have surfaced allegedly in 2005 which is when he denied having any at least really taking part in any of these allegations here. so now the main question is if and that's a big if he does address these after that tuesday court appearance in chicago, will he essentially segue onto these allegations instead of now, again, resurfaced -- now that this indictment h
the sister of steve reinboldt, the man who died in 1995 told abc news this week that hastert repeatedlybused her brother during high school in the late '60s and the early '70s. hastert was a wrestling coach and rin bolt was the team manager. cnn's polo sandoval is covering the developments in new york. we have not seen him in public, heard from him or his attorney. he is expected to be arraigned next week. do you expect tuesday, when that happens, is the first we hear from him? >> very...
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reinboldt was sexually abused in the late '60s and early. is 70s abused her brother who was the team's equipment manager repeatedly and for years. she said she first learned of this when reinboldt first told her he was gay in 1979. >> i asked him, stevie when was your first same-sex experience? he just looked at me and said it was with dennis hastert. and i just, i know i was stunned. i said why didn't you ever tell anybody, stevie? he was your teacher, why didn't you ever tell anybody? he just looked at me and said who is ever going to believe me? >> the fbi contacted burge two weeks ago. hastert is due in federal court next week on charges of bank fraud and lying to the fbi about alleged hush money that he paid to someone identified only as individual "a." many open questions and it's possible that hastert himself is a victim in all of this. here to help me break it all down defense attorney and cnn legal analyst mark o'mara. you're not used to this but allow me to ask you leading questions. you ready? >> certainly. absolutely. >> isn't it
reinboldt was sexually abused in the late '60s and early. is 70s abused her brother who was the team's equipment manager repeatedly and for years. she said she first learned of this when reinboldt first told her he was gay in 1979. >> i asked him, stevie when was your first same-sex experience? he just looked at me and said it was with dennis hastert. and i just, i know i was stunned. i said why didn't you ever tell anybody, stevie? he was your teacher, why didn't you ever tell anybody?...
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then there's steven reinboldt. second in line for the u.s. presidency. >> jolene burdge tells cnn news that her brother shared a dark secret with her before his death 20 years ago. >> i asked him, stevie when was your first same-sex experience? i mean he just looked at me and said it was with dennis hastert. >> reporter: burdge says her brother told her he endured year of sexual abuse at the hand of dennis hastert during late '60 and early '70s. at the time the man who would become house speaker was a teacher and wrestling coach. reinboldt was a student and equipment manager for the team. burdge says her brother first told her about the alleged abuse in 1979 when he revealed to her he was gay. >> i said why didn't you ever tell anybody, stevie? he was your teacher. why didn't you ever tell anybody? he just looked at me and said who is ever going to believe me? >> reporter: federal prosecutors say, hastert lied to the fbi about trying to pay $3.5 million in so-called hush money to a person identified in court docume
then there's steven reinboldt. second in line for the u.s. presidency. >> jolene burdge tells cnn news that her brother shared a dark secret with her before his death 20 years ago. >> i asked him, stevie when was your first same-sex experience? i mean he just looked at me and said it was with dennis hastert. >> reporter: burdge says her brother told her he endured year of sexual abuse at the hand of dennis hastert during late '60 and early '70s. at the time the man who would...
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in steve reinboldt's wrestling yearbook, hastert wrote he was the right-hand man. as the student equipment manager for the team. but at the same time, he also became a victim of hastert. according to his sister. >> i think he damaged steve more than any of us will ever know. >> reporter: speaking publicly for the first time she tells abc news that her brother shared his dark secret of abuse when he revealed to her that he was gay. >> i said, steve, when was your first same-sex experience? he looked at me and said, it was with dennis hastert. i was stunned. i said, why didn't you ever tell anybody, stevie? he was your teacher. why didn't you ever tell anybody? he looked at me and said, who is ever going to believe me? in this town, who is ever going to believe me? >> reporter: was it your sense this happened more than once? >> mm-hmm. i said, was it all through high school? he said, yes. he said all through high school. >> reporter: hastert became a father figure for her brother. as a member of an explorer's troop run by hastert, he was one of a handful of young men
in steve reinboldt's wrestling yearbook, hastert wrote he was the right-hand man. as the student equipment manager for the team. but at the same time, he also became a victim of hastert. according to his sister. >> i think he damaged steve more than any of us will ever know. >> reporter: speaking publicly for the first time she tells abc news that her brother shared his dark secret of abuse when he revealed to her that he was gay. >> i said, steve, when was your first same-sex...
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a montana woman tells abc news that hastert sexually abused her brother stephen reinboldt when he was a student and hast erlt was a teacher before haflt ert was elected to congress. separately she told the associated press that the fbi interviewed her about the allegations last month. she says her brother told her before he died of aids back in 1995 that his first homosexual contact was with hastert and that the abuse lasted through all of reinboldt's high school years. nbc news has not independently confirmed this story and has tried repeatedly to reach hastert with no success. these allegations are separate from the federal indictment that alleges hastert agreed to pay more than $3 million to someone to cover up prior misconduct. >>> they want you to look at this video. the we have a new message from the people who want those killers off the street. >>> plus, a burglar stole metals from a paralympic yanl but that wasn't the only heartbreaking thing that was taken from this star athlete. >>> not your routine traffic stop. a 12-year-old boy in virginia has a lot of explaining to do af
a montana woman tells abc news that hastert sexually abused her brother stephen reinboldt when he was a student and hast erlt was a teacher before haflt ert was elected to congress. separately she told the associated press that the fbi interviewed her about the allegations last month. she says her brother told her before he died of aids back in 1995 that his first homosexual contact was with hastert and that the abuse lasted through all of reinboldt's high school years. nbc news has not...
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>> reinboldt died of aids in 1995. hastert showed up at the funeral and she confronted him with this message. >> i want you to remember i'm out here and i know. karen: before she spoke out the reaction in washington was disbelief. >> i had no inkallalling whatsoever. i was in shock. dismayed about the report that i read as anyone else around here. karen: she never asked hastert for money and doesn't know the name of the amounted accuser that hastert was reportedly paying. karen travers, abc7 news. leon: still ahead at 4:00 -- a young girl's emotional visit to d.c. alison: cracking down on speeders in school zones. the new tool being used by puerto rico's healthcare system is on life support... putting three and a half million puerto ricans at risk. it's an outrage. puerto ricans are us citizens and pay the same medicare taxes, but receive only half the federal healthcare funding as the other 50 states. the headlines tell the story.... "unfair treatment from washington"... "thousands without medications"... "it's a cris
>> reinboldt died of aids in 1995. hastert showed up at the funeral and she confronted him with this message. >> i want you to remember i'm out here and i know. karen: before she spoke out the reaction in washington was disbelief. >> i had no inkallalling whatsoever. i was in shock. dismayed about the report that i read as anyone else around here. karen: she never asked hastert for money and doesn't know the name of the amounted accuser that hastert was reportedly paying....
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. >> but the sister of an alleged hastert victim the late steve reinboldt says she now hopes more victimsme forward. a friend and classmate says reinboldt confided in him in 1974 that he'd had sexual encounters with hastert years earlier. >> he said we'd do things sexually and a massage. >> by the time hastert left congress a series of land deals made him a multimillionaire and he became a lobbyist. disclosure reports dating back to 2009 say his clients paid the firm he worked for more than $11 million. an advocacy group for sexual assault victims is calling for hastert's portrait to be removed from the capitol. >> that was nbc's gabe gutierrez reporting. >>> he has not announced whether he'll run for the white house, but chris christie says if he becomes president he'll try to get rid of legalized marijuana. states like colorado have begun legalizing the drug even though it's against law, as long as the drug is tightly regulated. yesterday christie said that policy would change under his administration. the new jersey governor says he'll decide on a white house run some time later this m
. >> but the sister of an alleged hastert victim the late steve reinboldt says she now hopes more victimsme forward. a friend and classmate says reinboldt confided in him in 1974 that he'd had sexual encounters with hastert years earlier. >> he said we'd do things sexually and a massage. >> by the time hastert left congress a series of land deals made him a multimillionaire and he became a lobbyist. disclosure reports dating back to 2009 say his clients paid the firm he worked...
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amy: meanwhile, stephen reinboldt's sister, jolene burdge, said she found out when reinbolt told her he was gay. >> i asked him, steve, when was your first same-sex experience? he just looked at me and said, it was with dennis hastert. and i just -- i know i was stunned. i said, why didn't you ever tell anybody? he was your teacher. why didn't you ever tell anybody? he just looked me and said, who is ever going to believe me? in this town, who is ever going to believe me? amy: reinbolt died of aids in 1995. according to jolene burdge hastert showed up at her brother's funeral. she says confronted hastert about the abuse. >> he just did there and stared at me. then i just continue to say, i want you to know that your secret did not die in there with my brother and i'm you to remember that i am out here and that i know. amy: the former student whom hastert was paying has not been identified. according to cbs news, authorities believe there could be a third victim. hastert served as speaker of the house from 1999 to 2007, making him the longest-serving republican speaker in history. tho
amy: meanwhile, stephen reinboldt's sister, jolene burdge, said she found out when reinbolt told her he was gay. >> i asked him, steve, when was your first same-sex experience? he just looked at me and said, it was with dennis hastert. and i just -- i know i was stunned. i said, why didn't you ever tell anybody? he was your teacher. why didn't you ever tell anybody? he just looked me and said, who is ever going to believe me? in this town, who is ever going to believe me? amy: reinbolt...
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. >> reporter: another friend and classmate who asked us to conceal his identity said reinboldt confided in him. back in 1974 that he had sexual encounters with hastert years earl while in high school. >> he said well, we would do things sexually and it would sometimes start with a massage. >> the sister tells nbc news, she says she hopes more victims will come forward. the question remains who is individual a., the person the federal indictment alleges hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million to. hastert is charged with trying to evade federal banking laws. and lying to the fbi. his political record is drawing more scrutiny, especially after the house ethics committee in 2006 found he and his staff ignored early warning signs from mark foley who resigned from congress in disgrace when allegations came out about e-mails. >> at the present time president bush defended speaker laster's handling of the scandal. >> he is a father, teacher, coach who cares about the children of this country. >> hastert's chief of staff isn't saying much about his former boss's indictment. >> i don't know anything a
. >> reporter: another friend and classmate who asked us to conceal his identity said reinboldt confided in him. back in 1974 that he had sexual encounters with hastert years earl while in high school. >> he said well, we would do things sexually and it would sometimes start with a massage. >> the sister tells nbc news, she says she hopes more victims will come forward. the question remains who is individual a., the person the federal indictment alleges hastert agreed to pay...
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news" it happened when stephen reinboldt was in high school, in illinois, and hastert was a wrestlingdt died of aids in 1995, and burdge says then-congressman hastert appeared at the funeral. >> i just looked at him and said, i want to know why you did what you did to my brother. he just stood there and stared at me. i just continued to say, i want you to know that your secret didn't die in there with my brother, and i want you to remember that i'm out here. >> woodruff: hastert was indicted last week on federal charges that he agreed to pay $3.5 million dollars to hide unspecified misconduct. and the roman catholic archdiocese of st. paul and minneapolis was charged today with failing to protect children from sexual abuse. state prosecutors said the archdiocese waited too long to tell police about a priest who molested two boys. still to come on the newshour: job growth and wage increases signal a step in the right direction for the economy, keeping u.s. government data out of the hands of international cyber spies, the search for a reliable, inexpensive test to diagnose ebola, mark
news" it happened when stephen reinboldt was in high school, in illinois, and hastert was a wrestlingdt died of aids in 1995, and burdge says then-congressman hastert appeared at the funeral. >> i just looked at him and said, i want to know why you did what you did to my brother. he just stood there and stared at me. i just continued to say, i want you to know that your secret didn't die in there with my brother, and i want you to remember that i'm out here. >> woodruff:...
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reinboldt was sexually abused by hastert as a teenager in the late '60s are and early '70s.d she says hastert then a high schools wrestling coach abused her brother who was the team's equipment manager. and she says, it happened
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a friend and class mate of reinboldts is telling abc news reinboldt confided to him about this in 1974. >> thee talked about his relationship with denny hastert and said it was sexual. i was flabbergasted. >> that friend adding he believes there was more than one sexual encounter. >> i said what do you mean? he said, well we would do things sexually and it would sometimes start with a massage. we didn't go much further into that. >> for more on this i want to bring in a washington bureau chief of the chicago sun times. one of the aspects of this woman that came forward, the center of the alleged victim going forward saying she tried to go to the press a decade ago. she says she tried to go to the press back then. but we're hearing about it now. do you know why that is? >> well both abc news which broke the story, and the associated press said that they were -- they knew her and contacted by her. abc talked about it in their story. they said they could not corroborate the claims back then. and apparently the story just could not be given birth at the time. there wasn't enough out there
a friend and class mate of reinboldts is telling abc news reinboldt confided to him about this in 1974. >> thee talked about his relationship with denny hastert and said it was sexual. i was flabbergasted. >> that friend adding he believes there was more than one sexual encounter. >> i said what do you mean? he said, well we would do things sexually and it would sometimes start with a massage. we didn't go much further into that. >> for more on this i want to bring in a...
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. >> a student reinboldt alleged he was assaulted by hastert. and a growing number of former students and wrestlers are now defending the former coach. >> until more comes out, then i'm still going to believe he's a good person. >> we were all proud we had him in our area and then when something happens like this you're very disappointed. >> residents in the small chicago suburb like so many across the country still stunned by the allegations. as the legal process begins. yeah and today's hearing should be little more than a legal formality. hastert will be officially charged in court, he will enter a plea and likely be released on his own recognizance. that's the latest live here in chicago. jay gray. >> jay, thank you so much. >>> >>> and form l.a. prosecutor, vincent bugliosi, famously known for locking up charles manson, has died. and he also wrote a a book about the murders in 1969. about manson's trial and brutal murder of actress sharon tate and six others back in 1969. during his career with the d.a.'s office won 105 out of 106 felony ju
. >> a student reinboldt alleged he was assaulted by hastert. and a growing number of former students and wrestlers are now defending the former coach. >> until more comes out, then i'm still going to believe he's a good person. >> we were all proud we had him in our area and then when something happens like this you're very disappointed. >> residents in the small chicago suburb like so many across the country still stunned by the allegations. as the legal process...
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burdge told abc news she's been waiting for this day for decades, ever since her late brother steve reinboldt told her that hastert had molested him when he served as the wrestling team's student equipment manager. >> he dang damaged steve, i think, more than any of us will ever know. >> reporter: the charges against hastert have raised other questions about how he amassed millions of dollars as a congressman, and later, a lobbyist, and came to own two sprawling homes. we saw him monday with wife jean at their place in illinois, along with one of their two sons josh the man with the tattoos, who himself became a well-paid washington lobbyist, while his father was the speaker of the house. hastert could face up to ten years in prison. today, the former speaker surrendered his passport posted a $4,500 bond and then went home appearing very much to be a broken man. david? >> brian ross live in chicago for us. brian, thank you. >>> a major development tonight in the movie theater massacre. the trial of james holmes coming to a halt today. three jurors dismissed by the judge, accused of discussing
burdge told abc news she's been waiting for this day for decades, ever since her late brother steve reinboldt told her that hastert had molested him when he served as the wrestling team's student equipment manager. >> he dang damaged steve, i think, more than any of us will ever know. >> reporter: the charges against hastert have raised other questions about how he amassed millions of dollars as a congressman, and later, a lobbyist, and came to own two sprawling homes. we saw him...
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there was a witness who spoke sea anonymously who said he was aware of reinboldt's abuse. then. bill: another stunning report from the tsa. the agency supposed to keep our planes safe from terror actually hiring people with apparent terror ties. ties. that's next. then this. >> shooting second. he scores! martha: very exciting. team u.s.a. kicking off the world cup with a big win. how the women sailed to a solo victory. ♪ every auto insurance policy has a number. but not every insurance company understands the life behind it. ♪ those who have served our nation have earned the very best service in return. ♪ usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. bill: troubles with the tsa taking stage on capitol hill. we are awaiting senate hearing after a brand-new report shows people on the terror watchlist were actually cleared to work in our nation's airports. good morning kristen. >> reporter: we found out the tsa had a 90% failure rate in stopping weapons and explosives from getting through checkpoints. a home
there was a witness who spoke sea anonymously who said he was aware of reinboldt's abuse. then. bill: another stunning report from the tsa. the agency supposed to keep our planes safe from terror actually hiring people with apparent terror ties. ties. that's next. then this. >> shooting second. he scores! martha: very exciting. team u.s.a. kicking off the world cup with a big win. how the women sailed to a solo victory. ♪ every auto insurance policy has a number. but not every insurance...
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reinboldt, told her that hastert molested him when he served as the wrestling team's student equipmenter. >> he damaged steve i think more than any of us will ever know. >> reporter: the charges against hastert have raised other questions, about how he amassed millions of dollars as a congressman and later a lobbyist and came to own two sprawling homes. we saw him monday with his wife jean at their place in illinois along with one of their two sons josh the man with the tattoos, who himself became a well-paid washington lobbyist while his father was the speaker of the house. hastert could face up to ten years in prison. the former speaker surrendered his passport posted a $4,500 bond and then went home appearing very much to be a broken man. brian ross abc news chicago. >>> a georgia woman who took an abortion pill has now been charged with murder in the death of her baby. the 23-year-old woman allegedly took a drug that she bought online from canada. nearly six months pregnant she delivered the male fetus in a car as a neighbor drove her to the hospital. that newborn died a short time
reinboldt, told her that hastert molested him when he served as the wrestling team's student equipmenter. >> he damaged steve i think more than any of us will ever know. >> reporter: the charges against hastert have raised other questions, about how he amassed millions of dollars as a congressman and later a lobbyist and came to own two sprawling homes. we saw him monday with his wife jean at their place in illinois along with one of their two sons josh the man with the tattoos, who...
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jolene says that steve reinboldt was abused. the fbi has interviewed her about the claims. he died in 1995. hastert has been indicted on bank fraud payments to someone to conceal misconduct. who that person is is still not publicly known. >>> still ahead, the government looks to get more control over the airlines. the problem? the cost could be passed on to you. >>> first higher job. ins for the month but the wall street is mixed today. we'll find out wh >>> new jobs numbers are out. the economy added 280,000 jobs in may, leaving the unemployment rate virtually unchanged at 5.5%. the unemployment rate at 5.5%. the dow was down today at 56 and s&p down 3 and nasdaq up 9. the s&p lost .75 and the nasdaq finished the week almost flat. here to break it down for us from our officer network diedra baldwin. >> hi bret. >> this was a positive jobs report. >> it certainly was. it's the best jobs number we've seen all year. you could say, why does the mark debt respond this way? i will tell you, you have bill w. weighing in and saying listen if these data points imply that the econom
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jolene says that steve reinboldt was abused. the fbi has interviewed her about the claims. he died in 1995. hastert has been indicted on bank fraud payments to someone to conceal misconduct. who that person is is still not publicly known. >>> still ahead, the government looks to get more control over the airlines. the problem? the cost could be passed on to you. >>> first higher job. ins for the month but the wall street is mixed today. we'll find out why, next, with the fox business update. >>> new jobs numbers are out. the economy added 280,000 jobs in may, leaving the unemployment rate virtually unchanged at 5.5%. the unemployment rate at 5.5%. the dow was down today at 56 and s&p down 3 and nasdaq up 9. the s&p lost .75 and the nasdaq finished the week almost flat. here to break it down for us from our officer network diedra baldwin. >> hi bret. >> this was a positive jobs report. >> it certainly was. it's the best jobs number we've seen all year. you could say, why does the mark debt respond this way? i will tell you, you have bill w. weighing in and saying listen if t
jolene says that steve reinboldt was abused. the fbi has interviewed her about the claims. he died in 1995. hastert has been indicted on bank fraud payments to someone to conceal misconduct. who that person is is still not publicly known. >>> still ahead, the government looks to get more control over the airlines. the problem? the cost could be passed on to you. >>> first higher job. ins for the month but the wall street is mixed today. we'll find out why, next, with the fox...