Pete Buttigieg Describes Anonymous Child Abuse Report as False and Politically Motivated

Pete Buttigieg said an anonymous caller triggered a Child Protective Services investigation into his family that required him and his husband to separate from their four-year-old twins for 24 hours. The former transportation secretary described the incident in a Substack post published Friday as among the darkest hours of his life and likened it to swatting.

CPS worker arrived at the home and asked to speak with Buttigieg, who said the caller claimed a woman met him at a conference in Alabama years earlier and heard him describe committing violent crimes. Buttigieg stated he had never been to the location named by the caller.

A Michigan state police spokesperson said the department received an anonymous report earlier this week and determined it was false. "The Michigan state police and Child Protective Services responded and determined the report was false," said Shanon Banner, the department spokesperson.

" Buttigieg sent the children to their grandparents' house during the 24-hour period, according to his account.

Buttigieg wrote that the report came shortly after the family posted photos on social media for Father's Day. He called the accusation a cruel, politically motivated hoax that harmed his family and said he does not know who made the call or what prompted it.