Dennis Hastert Won't Appeal Prison Sentence

Lawyers representing Dennis Hastert have confirmed with Patch that the former U.S. speaker of the house will not be appealing his sentence.

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Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison April 27 for making structured withdrawals from banks in order to pay $3.5 million in hush money to a person he had sexually abused while employed as a teacher and wrestling coach at Yorkville High School.

A date when Hastert is to turn himself in has not yet been decided. Hastert will also have to pay a $250,000 fine and participate in a sex offender treatment program. Federal Judge Thomas Durkin called Hastert a “serial child molester” and also gave him two years of supervised release.

Earlier this month, Hastert was stripped of his wrestling honors by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, which was the first time the organization has taken away someone’s award.