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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joey Cappelletti

Pete Buttigieg says he was separated from children after false police report

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was the target of a false anonymous report that resulted in him spending a night away from his four-year-old twins.

According to Buttigieg, a Michigan State Police officer and a child protective services worker visited his home in Traverse City after receiving an anonymous report alleging he posed a danger to his children. Authorities arranged forensic interviews for his twins and instructed Buttigieg not to be alone with them until the interviews were complete.

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