ABC News reports former House Speaker Dennis Hastert may have sexually abused the student equipment manager of his high school wrestling team as the team’s coach.

“In an emotional interview, Steve Reinbodlt’s sister Jolene said she first learned of her late brother’s purported years-long sexual abuse at the hands of the future Speaker of the House back in 1979 when her older brother revealed to her that he was gay and had been out of high school for eight years.”

“Sources knowledgeable of the case told ABC News Hastert was paying a man — still unidentified except as ‘Individual A’ — hundreds of thousands of dollars to hide that Hastert had engaged in sexual misconduct with him while Hastert was the high school wrestling coach. Jolene never asked for money from Hastert, but his sister believes that ‘Individual A’ is familiar with what happened with her brother. She does not know who Individual A is, but she said she’s thankful that Hastert’s alleged misconduct is coming to light.”