Wrestling body revokes ex-House Speaker Hastert's awards

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Wrestling body revokes ex-House Speaker Hastert's awards

By Justin Madden
May 2, 2016

(Reuters) - The National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Monday revoked all awards bestowed upon former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert after he admitted in court to sexually abusing students years ago when he was a high school wrestling coach.

The organization's board of governors unanimously voted for the revocation after an ethics committee found Hastert's actions to be "detrimental to the ideals and objectives" of the Wrestling Hall of Fame, according to a statement on its website.

Lee Roy Smith, the body's executive director, said in the statement the board wanted to wait until Hastert's criminal case was over before making a decision.

Hastert, 74, once one of the most powerful U.S. conservative politicians, was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 months in federal prison for a financial crime related to sexual abuse of high school wrestlers he coached decades ago.

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[CincyDem]

1. That' because the Nat'l Wrestling HOF has higher ethical standards than Congress.

Assuming of course you're a republican.

[Mira]

2. Same should happen to Bill Cosby

and his medal of freedom.

[marble falls]

3. They did the right thing. But at the same time it almost trivializes his crimes.

[keithbvadu2]

4. Wrestling body revokes awards, Republicans send him letters of support.

[c588415]

5. Soap on a rope, Mr Denny!