Dennis Hastert's accuser sues him for 1.8million

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7. Extortion legally requires coercion and/or threat of force/violence to be present...

Prosecutors said that when agents began recording calls between Hastert and the former student, identified only as Individual A, they found his (Individual A) "tone and comments" were inconsistent with extortion and he did not make any threats. Extortion legally requires coercion and/or threat of force/violence to be present, neither of which was found.

As for blackmail, Hasterst has charged that as well, but prosecutors allege, and Hastert has stated when confronted about his misconduct in 2010 that he agreed to pay money “to compensate for and conceal his prior misconduct against Individual A,” prosecutors alleged.

In other words, Hastert offered hush-money to the victim rather than the victim demanding blackmail.