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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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this young man, steve reinboldt, the student manager for hastert's high school wrestling team, who hastert called in that 1970 yearbook inscription, his great, right hand man. >> he damaged steve, i think, more than any of us will ever know. >> reporter: speaking publicly for the first time, reinboldt's sister jolene says her late brother revealed what she called the dark secret of abuse when he told her he was gay. >> i asked him, when was your first same-sex experience? he looked at me and said that it was with dennis hastert. and i just, i know, i was stunned. i said, why didn't you ever tell me, 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 in this town? who is ever going to believe me? >> reporter: hastert became a kind of father figure for her brother, she says. 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, bas
this young man, steve reinboldt, the student manager for hastert's high school wrestling team, who hastert called in that 1970 yearbook inscription, his great, right hand man. >> he damaged steve, i think, more than any of us will ever know. >> reporter: speaking publicly for the first time, reinboldt's sister jolene says her late brother revealed what she called the dark secret of abuse when he told her he was gay. >> i asked him, when was your first same-sex experience? he...
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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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the sister of a man who died in 1995, a man named steve reinboldt here in pictures tells abc news that reinboldt was sexually abused by hastert as a teenager in the late '60s are and early '70s. her name is jolene and she says hastert then a high schools wrestling coach abused her brother who was the team's equipment manager. and she says, it happened repeatedly for years. burdge said she learned of it when her brother told her he was gay in 1979. >> i asked him, steve, when was your first same-sex experience. he just looked at me and said, it was with dens nis hastert. and i just -- i know i was stunned. i said, why didn't you ever tell anybody? i mean, he was your teacher. why didn't you ever tell anybody? he looked at me and said, who is ever going to believe me? >> well, apparently people are certainly starting to believe. the fbi for one, contacted miss burdge two weeks ago. mr. hastert is due in federal court next week and the charges are bank fraud and lying to the fbi about alleged hush money that he paid to someone identified only as individual a. cnn is following all the deve
the sister of a man who died in 1995, a man named steve reinboldt here in pictures tells abc news that reinboldt was sexually abused by hastert as a teenager in the late '60s are and early '70s. her name is jolene and she says hastert then a high schools wrestling coach abused her brother who was the team's equipment manager. and she says, it happened repeatedly for years. burdge said she learned of it when her brother told her he was gay in 1979. >> i asked him, steve, when was your...
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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 that her effort to expose hastert would ever succeed, the fbi showed up at her door to ask her about her big brother steve and tell her dennis hastert was about to be indicted on federal criminal charges. >> there are no words t
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...
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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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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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. >> reporter: steve reinboldt was the student equipment manager for the yorkville high wrestling team dennis hastert coached. in an interview with abc news his sister jolene says years after he graduated her brother told her he had a sexual relationship with hastert. >> i asked him, when was your first same-sex experience. he just looked at me and said it was with dennis hastert. and i just, i, 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 tell anybody? he just looked at me, and he says who is ever going to believe me? >> reporter: her brother died of aids in 1995. another friend and classmate of reinboldt's 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 hastert. and told me that they had been sexual, and i was flabbergasted. 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 st
. >> reporter: steve reinboldt was the student equipment manager for the yorkville high wrestling team dennis hastert coached. in an interview with abc news his sister jolene says years after he graduated her brother told her he had a sexual relationship with hastert. >> i asked him, when was your first same-sex experience. he just looked at me and said it was with dennis hastert. and i just, i, you know, i was stunned. i said, why didn't you ever tell anybody, stevie? i mean, he...
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. >> 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 to conceal past misconduct. law
. >> 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...
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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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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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a young man named steve reinboldt, who hastert described in a 1970 yearbook description as his great right-hand man. >> mr. hastert has plenty of opportunities to be alone with steve. >> reporter: reinboldt's sister, jolene has opportunities to be abused by hastert. he revealing inged the information to her. >> i asked him, stevie, when was your first same-sex experience. he looked at me and said, it was with dennis hastert. and 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 that what she calls the dark secret would come out. but it did not. >> i figured he was going to get away with it. >> reporter: she says she decided to finally go public in hopes that individual "a" and other possible victims would know they're not alone. >> i feel vindicated and like stevie's vindicated. that you know, he can't -- mr. hastert can't pull this -- the wool over everybody's eyes. finally the truth is coming out. >> reporter: reinbol
a young man named steve reinboldt, who hastert described in a 1970 yearbook description as his great right-hand man. >> mr. hastert has plenty of opportunities to be alone with steve. >> reporter: reinboldt's sister, jolene has opportunities to be abused by hastert. he revealing inged the information to her. >> i asked him, stevie, when was your first same-sex experience. he looked at me and said, it was with dennis hastert. and i just -- i know i was stunned. >>...
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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
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...
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and we also know the name of another alleged victim, steve reinboldt died in 1995. ally 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 firstol
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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...
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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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karen: she says her brother steve reinboldt was the equipment manager when he coached the wrestling team. he told her that he was gay. >> i said when did you first have this experience? he said it was with dennis hastert. i know i was stunned. karen: she says hastert became a father figure to her brother. >> i said why didn't you tell me, steve? he was your teacher. why didn't you tell anybody? he looked at me and said who is ever going to believe me? in this town, who is of going to believe me? >> 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 speeder
karen: she says her brother steve reinboldt was the equipment manager when he coached the wrestling team. he told her that he was gay. >> i said when did you first have this experience? he said it was with dennis hastert. i know i was stunned. karen: she says hastert became a father figure to her brother. >> i said why didn't you tell me, steve? he was your teacher. why didn't you tell anybody? he looked at me and said who is ever going to believe me? in this town, who is of going...
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we know the name of one of them the sister of steve reinboldt told abc news that has certain repeatedly abused her brother in high school in the late '60s and '70s. hastert denied those allegation. this week the fbi charged hastert with bank fraud and lying about hutch money he allegedly paid to keep his past a secret. he is scheduled to be arraigned on tuesday in federal court in chicago. let's take a look at this case against hastert with two former employees of the fbi, the fbi which is now leading on this. guys thank you for being here. when you look at this it makes me tom, i'll begin with you, what sort of warrants the fbi might be able to get to look through his computer to look through his home to look through files. is that something pretty easy for them to get? >> i think it would be sure. but what started this poppy, was the banks notifying treasury of the unusual cash transactions. that's what started the whole thing. >> apparently big $50,000 withdrawals again and again. >> there's a group within treasury that's made up of law enforcement along with treasury personnel, irs
we know the name of one of them the sister of steve reinboldt told abc news that has certain repeatedly abused her brother in high school in the late '60s and '70s. hastert denied those allegation. this week the fbi charged hastert with bank fraud and lying about hutch money he allegedly paid to keep his past a secret. he is scheduled to be arraigned on tuesday in federal court in chicago. let's take a look at this case against hastert with two former employees of the fbi, the fbi which is now...
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now a sister of steve reinboldt is coming forward. now, hastert it's been a week since the indictment and he hasn't commented publicly. right now it's unclear exactly who will represent him as he makes his first scheduled court appearance in chicago tomorrow. guys back to you. >> thank you gabe gutierrez. >>> this just in from d.c. public schools. turner elementary in southeast will be closed today because of a water main break. the water main break is in the 1800 block of alabama avenue and stanton road in southeast. again, turner elementary school closed today because of a water main break. we are told d.c. water is on the way there. again turner elementary in southeast, closed today because of the water main break. >> thank you, kristin. >>> and today the high profile trial against jesse matthew will start in fairfax county. matthew is charged with attempte 2005. the victim says that she was attacked while walking home from a fairfax grocery store. matthew has pleaded not guilty here. that trial is expected to last two weeks and ma
now a sister of steve reinboldt is coming forward. now, hastert it's been a week since the indictment and he hasn't commented publicly. right now it's unclear exactly who will represent him as he makes his first scheduled court appearance in chicago tomorrow. guys back to you. >> thank you gabe gutierrez. >>> this just in from d.c. public schools. turner elementary in southeast will be closed today because of a water main break. the water main break is in the 1800 block of...
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katherine, how important is this abc interview with this woman, joleen who says her brother, steve reinboldt, told her he was sexually harassed by denny hastert. >> i think it's very important. something $3.5 million worth of bad happened here that was worth covering up, so obviously the press will ask questions and i think should ask questions as a prelim figure. it is a really tricky story, though when you get to the fact that the alleged victim is no longer with us and cannot speak to this. and the guy who's being paid money, who's in the indictment which is not for any sort of sexual abuse, is for the structuring involved in the paying we don't know who that is yet. it is a tricky story, because an allegation alone like this of course ruins lives, and there has not been a trial or a charge. so it's hard to know. >> it's odd, there hasn't been a charge or a trial or a denial from denny hastert. there are three alleged victims, but alleged. before this woman came forward showing stories of her brother, the story seemed almost abstract but now we have an alleged victim. >> the thing that's
katherine, how important is this abc interview with this woman, joleen who says her brother, steve reinboldt, told her he was sexually harassed by denny hastert. >> i think it's very important. something $3.5 million worth of bad happened here that was worth covering up, so obviously the press will ask questions and i think should ask questions as a prelim figure. it is a really tricky story, though when you get to the fact that the alleged victim is no longer with us and cannot speak to...
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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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steve reinboldt was abused in the late '60s and early '70s while hastert was a high school wrestling 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
steve reinboldt was abused in the late '60s and early '70s while hastert was a high school wrestling 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...
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now steve reinboldt was abused by hastert in the 1970s while hastert was a high school wrestling coachldt the team's equipment manager. his sister 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 t
now steve reinboldt was abused by hastert in the 1970s while hastert was a high school wrestling coachldt the team's equipment manager. his sister 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...
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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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the sister of a man who died in 1995, a man named steve reinboldt here in pictures tells abc news thaty abused by hastert as a teenager in the late '60s are and early '70s. her name is jolene and she says hastert then a high schools wrestling coach abused her brother who was the team's equipment manager. and she says, it happened
the sister of a man who died in 1995, a man named steve reinboldt here in pictures tells abc news thaty abused by hastert as a teenager in the late '60s are and early '70s. her name is jolene and 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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burdge told abc news she's been waiting for this day for decades, ever since her late brother, steve reinboldtquipment manager. >> 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
burdge told abc news she's been waiting for this day for decades, ever since her late brother, steve reinboldtquipment manager. >> 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,...
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and we also know the name of another alleged victim steve reinboldt died in 1995. 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 q
and we also know the name of another alleged victim steve reinboldt died in 1995. 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...
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. >> reporter: steve reinboldt died of aids in 1985. she says she confronted hastert. >> i looked at him and i said i want to know whey you did what you did to my brother? he stood there and stard at me. i continued to say, i want you to know that your secret didn't die in there with my brother. and i want do you remember that i'm out here. and that i know. >> reporter: then, two weeks ago, after she says she had given up hope that her effort to expose hastert would ever succeed, the fbi showed up at her door to ask her about her big brother steve, and tell her dennis hastert was about to be indicted on federal criminal charges. >> there are no words to describe what it felt like to -- you know it was like stevie we've done it. it's going the happen. we got him. >> reporter: hastert's been in hiding since the indictment. messages we sent to his lawyer for comment were not answered. steve wienboldt's sister decided to come forward to others know they're not alone. >> she's been trying to get this story out a long time. >> she contacted u
. >> reporter: steve reinboldt died of aids in 1985. she says she confronted hastert. >> i looked at him and i said i want to know whey you did what you did to my brother? he stood there and stard at me. i continued to say, i want you to know that your secret didn't die in there with my brother. and i want do you remember that i'm out here. and that i know. >> reporter: then, two weeks ago, after she says she had given up hope that her effort to expose hastert would ever...
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news she had been waiting for this day for more than two decades ever since her late brother, steve reinboldtd her hastert had molested him when he served as the wrestling team's student manager. >> he damaged steve, i think, more than any of us will ever know. >> reporter: federal officials say hastert is not likely to be prosecuted for the alleged abuse itself since it happened so long ago but given the seriousness of the allegations if prosecutors have their way the next few years for this 73-year-old former speaker of the house will likely be ones of turmoil and disgrace. hastert this morning is back home here in plano, illinois. if convicted, robin, he could face up to ten years in prison. robin. >> all right, brian, thank you. >>> turning now to the fallout from that pool party that got out of control. the police officer caught on camera slamming a teenage girl to the ground and drawing his gun has now resigned. but police are still investigating. abc's steve osunsami is until mckinney, texas, with the latest. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, to you, robin. it must be sai
news she had been waiting for this day for more than two decades ever since her late brother, steve reinboldtd her hastert had molested him when he served as the wrestling team's student manager. >> he damaged steve, i think, more than any of us will ever know. >> reporter: federal officials say hastert is not likely to be prosecuted for the alleged abuse itself since it happened so long ago but given the seriousness of the allegations if prosecutors have their way the next few...
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steve i think more than any of us will ever no. >> reporter: jolene burdge told abc hastert molested her brother, stephen reinboldt, all through high school. 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:
steve i think more than any of us will ever no. >> reporter: jolene burdge told abc hastert molested her brother, stephen reinboldt, all through high school. 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...
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she said she first learned of this when reinboldt first told her he was gay in 1979. >> i asked him, steveas 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? >> the fbi contacted burdge 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." there are 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. mark you're not used to this but allow me to ask you leading questions. you ready? >> certainly. absolutely. >> isn't it true that he is not being prosecuted for any sexual misconduct? >> that is correct. he's not. >> isn't it true if the underlying facts stem from events of 34 to 50 years ago,
she said she first learned of this when reinboldt first told her he was gay in 1979. >> i asked him, steveas 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? >> the fbi contacted burdge two weeks ago. hastert is due in federal court...
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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. thousands of people marched in st. pa
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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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'sbc news she confronted hastert when he unexpectedly showed up at her brother's funeral. >> 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 that i know. >> nbc's gabe gutierrez is in yorkville, illinois with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: reverend al there is a lot of shock and disappointment here in yorkville at the high school where dennis hastert coached for so many years, from 1965 to 1981 and two people have come out within the past 24 hours and described this alleged sexual abuse that happened while he was a coach here. as you mentioned, al there was the sister of steven reinboldt who came out in that abc interview who said that in 1979 she was told by her brother that this sexual relationship occurred and then an nbc news interview this a
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'sbc news she confronted hastert when he unexpectedly showed up at her brother's funeral. >> 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...