While I was promoting our queer history show in June, right-wing trolls constantly called me a “groomer." So I did a bit of digging... and guess what? REPUBLICANS have caused nearly 80% of federal sex scandals in the 21st century. And the story of their former leader, Dennis Hastert, is among the worst, proving that the GOP needs to take a look in the mirror instead of attacking us. #GrossOldPedophiles SOURCES: United State House of Representatives, “John Dennis Hastert,” history.house.gov, 2022 Monica Davey, Mitch Smith, “Hastert Molested at Least Four Boys, Prosecutors Say,” New York Times, 2016 Monica Davey, Julie Bosman, Mitch Smith, “Dennis Hastert Sentenced to 15 Months, and Apologizes for Sex Abuse,” New York Times, 2016 Michael Tarm, “Former Speaker Hastert Sentenced to More Than Year in Prison,” Associated Press, 2016 United States District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, “Plea Agreement,” justice.gov, 2016 Liam Stack, “Dennis Hastert, Ex-House Speaker Who Admitted Sex Abuse, Leaves Prison,” New York Times, 2017 Associated Press, “Dennis Hastert Countersues Assault Victim to Pay Back Hush Money,” Wall Street Journal, 2017 Christopher Mele, “Dennis Hastert Wants Accuser to Return $1.7 Million,” New York Times, 2017 Associated Press, “Judge: Hastert’s Sexual Abuse Accuser to Be Named at Trial,” Associated Press, 2021 Michael Tarm, “Ex-House Speaker Settles Child Sexual Abuse Payments Suit,” Associated Press, 2021