A county judge has ruled an Illinois man can remain anonymous as he sues Dennis Hastert, saying the former House speaker sexually assaulted him when he was a fourth-grader. It's at least the fifth such allegation against Hastert, who will soon be released from prison in a hush-money case.
The suit was filed using the pseudonym Richard Doe. It alleges the former Illinois Republican congressman abused him during the 1970s in Yorkville, Illinois, where Hastert was a high school wrestling coach.
Hastert, 75, is serving 15 months for trying to pay $3.5 million in hush money to one victim. His attorneys didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
