Colorado police arrested Hunter Rivera, 24, the former chairman of the Weld County Republican Party, for allegedly trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a child. Larimer County Sheriff’s Office agents posed online as minors offering sexual acts for sale. Investigators charged Rivera with soliciting a child prostitute, internet luring of a child, soliciting to arrange a minor prostitute in a cybercrime, and attempted sexual assault on a child. Rivera resigned immediately after his arrest. Sheriff John Feyen stated that children are not property and that human trafficking is modern-day slavery, and said accountability would apply regardless of identity. The incident is framed alongside prior claims by Republican supporters about LGBTQ+ “grooming,” despite arrests of party members for child sex crimes.
"Colorado Police last Thursday arrested Hunter Rivera, the 24-year-old now-former chairman of the Weld County Republican Party, for allegedly trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a child. Rivera resigned immediately following his arrest."
"Agents from the Larimer County Sheriff's Office posed online as minors offering sexual acts for sale. Investigators charged Rivera with soliciting a child prostitute, internet luring of a child, soliciting to arrange a minor prostitute in a cybercrime, and attempted sexual assault on a child, Colorado Politics reported."
""Children are not property to be bought or sold," Sheriff John Feyen said in a statement. "Human trafficking is modern day slavery, and we won't tolerate it in Larimer County. I hope this operation sends a strong message. It doesn't matter who you are, if you try to hurt kids in our community, you will be held accountable.""
"The Republican Party and its supporters have long baselessly accused LGBTQ+ people, drag queens, and their allies of "grooming" children for sexual abuse, despite many of the party's own members being arrested for child sex crimes."
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