{"id":2618657,"date":"2026-06-24T18:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressional-candidate-caught-bringing-sex-offender-who-victimized-8-year-old-with-him-to-school-event\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T18:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:21:20","slug":"dem-congressional-candidate-caught-bringing-sex-offender-who-victimized-8-year-old-with-him-to-school-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressional-candidate-caught-bringing-sex-offender-who-victimized-8-year-old-with-him-to-school-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Congressional Candidate Caught Bringing Sex Offender Who Victimized 8-Year-Old with Him to School Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-congressional-candidate-caught-bringing-sex-offender-who-victimized-8-year-old-with-him-to-school-event%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618657&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content discusses Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician running for Congress in Texas\u2019 15th Congressional District. He faces scrutiny due to his association with Frankie Caballero, a convicted sex offender, whom Pulido invited to perform at a middle school benefit in 2018, shortly after Caballero\u2019s release from prison. Despite claims of being unaware of Caballero\u2019s full criminal history, reports indicate Pulido had known about it and continued collaborating with him, even after further legal issues involving caballero. Pulido\u2019s campaign efforts are hindered by past comments and artistic work with sexualized themes. Polls suggest a close race between Pulido and the incumbent Republican, De La Cruz. The article highlights ongoing controversy surrounding Pulido\u2019s associations and past behaviors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bobby Pulido, the Tejano music star who is running for Congress in Texas\u2019 15th Congressional District, is facing more scrutiny over his association with a fellow musician who was convicted on sex offense charges with an 8-year-old \u2014 this time for bringing the man along to a middle-school benefit concert in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Pulido, whose musical stardom gives him crossover appeal in a swing district, is a critical part of the Democrats\u2019 plan to flip the House, in this case targeting a seat held by Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz.<\/p>\n<p>However, a history of sexually questionable behavior online and off has plagued his campaign, particularly his association with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-candidate-musician-hoping-flip-texas-gop-seat-toured-convicted-child-sex-offender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accordionist and convicted sex offender Frankie Caballero<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/22\/bobby-pulido-congress-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reported that the association with the disgraced Caballero was more disturbing than originally known, with Caballero being invited to perform at a middle school in a McAllen suburb just months after he was released from prison in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn May 24, 2018, Pulido, Caballero and the rest of Pulido\u2019s band performed at an event to raise money for Harwell Middle School in Edinburg, Texas,\u201d Axios reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren were welcome at the event, which was held at the Richard R Flores Stadium, several miles from the middle school grounds, according to the promotional materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA video reviewed by Axios shows children were present in the audience,\u201d the outlet added.<\/p>\n<p>Caballero, who has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waukesha-christmas-parade-massacre-suspect-darrell-e-brooks-hit-with-71-new-charges\/\" title=\"Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre Suspect Darrell E. Brooks Hit with 71 New ...\">criminal record dating back<\/a> to at least 1992, faced his most serious charges in the 2010s for sexual contact with an 8-year-old girl.<\/p>\n<p>He served time in prison between 2014 and 2017. Pulido began touring with him again soon afterward, even appearing on Spanish-language network Univision with Caballero in December of 2017, just months after his release.<\/p>\n<p>He was listed on Texas\u2019 sex offender registry at the time. Pulido and his campaign have claimed they were not aware of the nature of his conviction, despite the fact that <em>Tejano <\/em>bass player Ramon Rodriguez told the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/02\/us-news\/texas-dem-toured-for-years-with-bandmate-who-was-a-registered-sex-offender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> when the story first broke in April that it was \u201ca known fact in music circles\u201d that Caballero had been convicted of sexually abusing a minor.<\/p>\n<p>A former prosecutor from Hidalgo County, Texas, added at the time that there was \u201csimply no version of this story where Bobby Pulido did not know the man he employed and befriended for decades is a career child predator\u201d due to \u201cemployer verifications\u201d and Caballero\u2019s \u201cprobation officer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Caballero was in trouble with the law again, after he entered a guilty plea to assaulting his daughter.<\/p>\n<p>A grand jury indictment at the time claimed that Caballero had \u201cimped[ed]\u201d his daughter\u2019s \u201cnormal breathing,\u201d Axios reported after reviewing the indictment and plea deal.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Pulido kept up his association with Caballero.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhotos and videos show Pulido performing with Cabarello as recently as June of 2021, while court documents indicate that the assault charges related to his daughter were pending,\u201d Axios reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBonding documents from January and February of 2021 listed Pulido as Caballero\u2019s employer, according to records reviewed by Axios.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Pulido cut ties with Caballero, saying in a 2024 interview \u2014 after a new set of charges were filed against the accordion player \u2014 that he \u201cjust can\u2019t stay out of trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pulido\u2019s team\u2019s line hasn\u2019t changed much since the story broke in April: The candidate was unaware of the full extent of Caballero\u2019s history, and the charges are merely a smear job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBobby Pulido is a public figure who has been an open book for over 30 years, and the only reason Republicans are digging up this nothing story is because Monica De La Cruz herself admitted he is surging in this race,\u201d a spokesperson for the Pulido campaign said.<\/p>\n<p>This statement was more aggressive than the one made in April by Pulido campaign manager Abel Prado, it\u2019s worth noting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBobby was never made aware of Caballero\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-marshals-arrest-30-recover-five-missing-teens-in-operation-boo-dat\/\" title=\"U.S. Marshals Arrest 30, Recover Five Missing Teens in &#039;Operation Boo Dat&#039;\">sex offender registration<\/a> and would never knowingly associate with anyone with that kind of history. Bobby extends his deepest sympathies and support to all of the victims involved,\u201d Prado said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>However, Pulido\u2019s history of sexually charged comments and artistic statements had already caused trouble for his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous posts on the musician\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-recruit-another-comer-ugly-past-bobby-pulido-even-posted-links-site-hosted-child-sex-abuse-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter account linked to pornography<\/a>, with Pulido stating in one post that \u201cit\u2019s impossible to have Twitter and not watch porn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the music video for his hit \u201cDias de Ayer\u201d (\u201cDays of Yesterday\u201d) shows Pulido <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-candidates-keep-getting-weirder-moderate-tx-dem-played-m-pervert-supposed-cute-bizarre-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">portraying a series of caricatured perverts<\/a>, including a man who pleasures himself in public; the song had little to do with the sexualized imagery in the promotional clip, which was meant to address rumors regarding Pulido\u2019s sexuality.<\/p>\n<p>While polling in the district is scarce \u2014 the last major poll, sponsored by the Democrats and taken last November, had De La Cruz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/texas-us-house-15-polls-2026.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leading<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >3 percentage points \u2014 betting markets show<\/a> the race as even, with <a href=\"https:\/\/kalshi.com\/markets\/housetx15\/house-tx-15\/housetx15-26?op_market_ticker=KXMIDTERMMOV-TX15D-P2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kalshi<\/a> giving Pulido a slight edge over the incumbent, 49 percent to 48 percent.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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