Buttigieg separated from children after being targeted by false CPS report
Pete Buttigieg, the former transportation Secretary, described a distressing incident where he was briefly separated from his 4-year-old twins after an anonymous caller filed a false report with Child Protective Services (CPS), claiming he posed a danger to his children. The report led to law enforcement and CPS intervening at his home in Traverse City,Michigan,where officers conducted a forensic interview with the children,eventually clearing Buttigieg of any allegations. The incident, which Buttigieg suspects was politically motivated and possibly linked to his sexuality, occured shortly after Father’s Day and Pride Month. buttigieg expressed the emotional toll it took on him, describing the experience as one of the darkest hours of his life, and emphasized the importance of protecting children from such malicious actions. He also indicated plans to pursue charges if possible and warned against harming families with false accusations. The incident highlighted concerns about political hostility and the misuse of child protection agencies. Buttigieg, who is considered a potential Democratic presidential candidate for 2028, condemned the campaign as deeply unjust and damaging.
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he was briefly separated from his 4-year-old twins after an anonymous caller filed a false report with Child Protective Services concerning his family.
Buttigieg wrote about the swatting-like incident in a lengthy Substack post on Friday, detailing his encounter with Michigan State Police.
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An officer and a CPS worker arrived at his home in Traverse City this week after an anonymous report claimed he posed a danger to his children. They couldn’t explain the situation until a forensic interview with the two children was conducted the following day, leaving Buttigieg with very little information and without his children until the interview could be completed.
“The twenty-four hours until they returned are among the darkest hours of my life,” he wrote. “I tried to get my head around the idea that I had been accused of something so serious that I couldn’t be alone around my own children, and had consented to have them interviewed by strangers, without my knowing where the accusation had come from or even what it contained.”
After the forensic interview, the officer explained that a caller believed the children were at risk because he spoke with a woman who claimed Buttigieg told her that he committed violent crimes in Alabama years ago. Buttigieg said he had never been to the town where he allegedly met the woman.
The officer concluded the report was politically motivated and assured Buttigieg that the case would not be referred to a prosecutor, as the forensic interview with the children had cleared his name with the CPS worker saying she found nothing to substantiate the allegation.
Michigan State Police confirmed the law enforcement agency and CPS “responded and determined the report was false.”
While the situation was being resolved, the children stayed at their grandparents’ house until the confusion could be cleared.
Buttigieg lives with his husband, Chasten. The false report was made shortly after Father’s Day when Buttigieg posted photos of his family on social media. It also came toward the end of Pride Month. It is unclear if he was targeted because of his sexuality.
The former Biden administration official condemned the politically motivated campaign, which he called the “ugliest thing that has happened to me since my career in service began.”
“Everyone knows politics is ugly these days,” he said. “It’s always been ugly, but now it feels more and more like bloodsport.”
Buttigieg appeared emotional in the Substack post, saying the experience tested his fortitude.
“I am a reasonable man. I try to keep as calm and low-key as possible,” he wrote. “But I cannot describe the mix of rage and sadness that I feel at the idea that someone brought our children into this. They are four years old. Four. They do not know or care what a Democrat or a Republican is.”
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The Michigan Democrat promised to press civil or criminal charges if he finds a way and left readers with a simple message: “Do not mess with someone’s kids.”
Buttigieg is speculated to be a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028.
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