Wouldn't it be something if nothing happened, but the person threatened to claim it had? We will just have to wait and see.
The Yorkville, Illinois, school district where Hastert taught and coached wrestling from 1965 to 1981 said that it had "no knowledge of Mr. Hastert's alleged misconduct, nor has any individual contacted the District to report any such misconduct."
Hastert's former assistant coach, Anthony Houle, and Hastert's first state wrestling champion, Gary Matlock, said they were shocked by the indictment and defended the former coach and Congressman's character, in interviews conducted before sources said the case involved alleged sexual misconduct.
"The gentleman was a super professional as a teacher, as a coach, as a human being," Matlock said. "I would refer to him as my second father."
"There isn't anything that happened in the six years that I worked with Denny that would ever make me believe that there was anything improper," Houle said.
Jeff Jerabek, who was on the wrestling team in the mid-1970s, said he had never heard so much as a rumor of impropriety. He described Hastert as friendly and in tune with his students.
"If you had a problem, it wouldn't be hard to talk to him about it," said Jerabek, whose two older brothers were also on the team. "I remember one time I was walking along with a frown and he said, 'Hey smiley, cheer up.' Some teachers, it's just a job. Not him. He was a friendly guy."
Jeff Jerabek, who was on the wrestling team in the mid-1970s, said he had never heard so much as a rumor of impropriety. He described Hastert as friendly and in tune with his students.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us...l-misconduct-n366776