Riggleman is not the first case of Congress rushing to protect pedophiles by discouraging investigation into their crimes
Republicans rush to defend Dennis Hastert, plead court for leniency in alleged pedophile hush money case
APRIL 25, 2016 7:44PM (UTC)
https://www.salon.com/2016/04/25/republicans_rush_to_defend_dennis_hastert_plead_court_for_leniency_in_pedophile_hush_money_case/
On Wednesday, former Republican U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert will be sentenced for his part in an elaborate hush money scheme to cover up his years long molestation of teenage boys while he was a Illinois high school wrestling coach from 1965 until 1981. But if his fellow Republicans have their way – he won't see a minute of prison time.
According to federal prosecutors, Hastert “made payments to a man who was sexually abused at age 14 by Hastert when he was the boy’s wrestling coach. Prosecutors said the abuse also involved ‘other minors,’ and included touching their genitals or engaging in oral sex.” Court filings in Hastert's case highlighted “private one-on-one encounters in an empty locker room and a motel room with minors that violated the special trust between those young boys and their coach.”
And Hastert is not the only politician so accused.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Foley_scandal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hastert