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On supervised release, Hastert faces new restrictions on porn, contact with minors

CHICAGO_A federal judge on Tuesday ordered tightened restrictions on former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, including barring him from possessing pornography, using sex chat lines or having any contact with minors except in the presence of an adult who is aware of his sexual abuse of boys decades ago.

The order from U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin came a day after the probation department submitted a report in court under seal.

Although the reasons for the tightened restrictions were not

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