Pete Buttigieg’s Harrowing False Child Abuse Report

Greenville News Today | 2 Min | The Daily News Now! · Jun 27, 2026 · 2m

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg endured one of the darkest moments of his life when he was falsely accused of horrific crimes by an anonymous caller, triggering a full-day separation from his four-year-old twins and an intrusive Child Protective Services investigation. The fabricated report, claiming he confessed to violent acts at a conference he never attended, was later deemed politically motivated and ultimately unsubstantiated. The timing—just after Father’s Day and during Pride Month—added to the emotional weight, especially as Buttigieg, openly gay and married, has faced…