Chair of Weld County Republicans Among Men Arrested in Connection with Northern Colorado Child Predator Operation
Rivera faces multiple felony charges after deputies say he responded to an undercover listing in a child sex sting involving several dozen suspects.
- Hunter Rivera, the 24-year-old chairman of the Weld County Republican Party, was arrested Thursday during a Larimer County Sheriff's Office sting operation targeting child predators after allegedly attempting to pay for sex with a minor.
- Investigators posed as minors on local websites and forums to identify predators, prompting responses from several dozen individuals; Rivera and 23-year-old Ismaaeel Abdur-Rahmaan arrived at an agreed-upon location expecting to meet minors.
- Rivera remains in custody at the Larimer County Jail on a $6,500 cash-only bond, facing four felony charges including soliciting a child prostitute, internet luring of a child, and attempted sexual assault on a child.
- U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and state Republican lawmakers denounced the allegations as "sickening, horrifying and beyond reprehensible," demanding Rivera's immediate resignation from his party position.
- The Weld County Republican Party plans to remove Rivera under party bylaws, continuing a pattern after state interim chair Eric Grossman dismissed him from the executive committee weeks ago following a delegate censure.
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Colorado Springs GazetteColorado county Republican chair arrested in sting on allegations he tried to pay for sex with a child
This story is about the arrest of Hunter Rivera, GOP chair of a county party in Colorado, for allegedly trying to buy sex with a minor.
Chair of Weld County Republicans among men arrested in connection with Northern Colorado child predator operation
Two men in Northern Colorado, including Weld County Republicans Chair Hunter Rivera, were arrested on Thursday for allegedly trying to buy sex from children.
Denver Post
Greeley TribuneWeld County GOP chairman arrested, suspected of soliciting child prostitute
The chairman of the Weld County Republicans was arrested Thursday after police say he went to a location expecting to meet with a minor for sex and was met by police.
GOP official busted in child predator sting operation
The chairman of a Colorado county's GOP party was arrested on several charges related to soliciting a child prostitute. Hunter Rivera, the 24-year-old head of the Weld County GOP, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of soliciting a child prostitute, internet luring of a child, soliciting to arrange a minor prostitute, and attempted child sex assault, according to reporting by the Colorado Sun, which noted those are all felony charges. Rivera u…
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