GOP leader arrested for trying to hire a child prostitute

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/quick-hit-gop-leader-arrested-for-trying-to-hire-a-child/

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.

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breezeblock@lemmy.ca · 138 pts · 110d (1 reply)

Another non-LGBTQ person

Malyca@lemmy.zip · 60 pts · 110d

And another Republican. Curious.

binux@sh.itjust.works · 74 pts · 110d (1 reply)

Fork found in kitchen

Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 110d

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Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca · 48 pts · 110d (20 replies)

Does Hunter Rivera look like he has fetal alcohol syndrome? Maybe it's a bad mug shot?

kibblebits@quokk.au · 45 pts · 110d (12 replies)

Hard to tell with the mustache. Eyes look like it. Flat mid-face might just be fat mid-face.

Although funny in this specific case, FAS doesn’t automatically make a person dumb or a child molester.

That’s usually exclusive to religious people and conservatives.

Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 110d (2 replies)

I agree with you, FAS doesn't make anyone a child molester. His whole face just seemed off to me.

kibblebits@quokk.au · 10 pts · 110d (1 reply)

Well yes, his whole face does seem off. Perhaps he got dropped on his face as a baby.

MagicShel@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 109d

Not nearly hard enough.

zloubida@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 109d (7 replies)

That’s usually exclusive to religious people and conservatives.

Unfortunately, no.

kibblebits@quokk.au · 0 pts · 109d (6 replies)

9/10

zloubida@sh.itjust.works · -1 pts · 109d (5 replies)

Yeah we like to think that because it permits to say that the problem lies with others, while the whole society is touched by this problem. Most people on the Epstein list aren't religious or conservative, and in my very secular and quite progressive country, France, we still have a lot of pedophiles. Last scandal was in public schools of Paris, and it's not a haven for conservatives or religious people, quite the opposite.

kibblebits@quokk.au · 0 pts · 109d (4 replies)

9/10

zloubida@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 109d (3 replies)

To repeat it won't make it true.

kibblebits@quokk.au · 1 pts · 109d

For every 1 socialist you name who has molested a child, I’ll give you 9 conservatives who have.

You begin…

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 109d

inbred upon inbreds.

arctanthrope@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 110d (1 reply)

looks like an ai render of a Minecraft character

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 109d

hes able to store fat in his cheeks or his jaw is all swollen.

PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 110d

Nah, that’s just what the typical ā€˜superior white raceā€˜ looks like.

5oap10116@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 109d

SHOW ME THAT UPPER LIP BOY

CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 110d

Looks like it to me. The bridge of the nose being low like that is supposed to be a telltale sign.

borkborkbork@piefed.social · 2 pts · 110d

MTG.

too_high_for_this@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 109d

Lol, posted a link before I saw your comment. Absolutely textbook FAS face. Not trying to be ableist, but maybe people with intellectual disabilities shouldn't be in government?

brownsugga@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 109d (1 reply)

it's always the ones you most suspect

6stringringer@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 109d

That’ll be the day. When that lot quit tryna’ do the wee ones. Nope, still no drag queens anywhere near the offense. In other news, water is wet & republicans are pedos. It’s almost Memorial Day Weekend in The USA. Are you ready for all the shopping deals & maybe firing up the grill to kick off the summer season? Well just remember one more thing you good people. May we not forget to ask the important question. How about those doggone Epstein Files? Aaaaaaand what side dish are you bringing to the potluck?

Ok, srsly for a moment only. May we may honor those that in good faith have served our country to honor and protect the values that once this revisionist history loving country stood for, a constant work in progress this 250 year old nation is. It ain’t perfect, has its ups and downs. Hopefully the ratio of people that give a F—k about s—t will increase. Ain’t holding my breath or anything. I may be naive, but at least I have some hope. When that’s gone, it’s over.

jaschen306@sh.itjust.works · 38 pts · 110d

Wow, so presidential.

Bytemeister@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 109d (3 replies)

Rivera resigned immediately following his arrest.

Doesn't really sound like a Republican to me.

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 109d

low level pedos do, but the ones in trumps circles dont.

6stringringer@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 109d

Gonna get him a cabinet position if he gets caught again.

Etterra@discuss.online · 3 pts · 109d

I looked up where he's at - Weld County, which is a large county in Colorado. So he ain't exactly a senator.

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 109d

LOL, related story in there: "GOP lawmaker said trans people ā€œharmā€ children. Now he’s going to prison for child porn."

Danarchy@lemmy.nz · 25 pts · 109d

The apple don’t fall far from the trump

HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 110d

He's just following the example made by his cult's god-emporer

samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 22 pts · 109d

MagicShel@lemmy.zip · 20 pts · 109d (2 replies)

How is a 24 year old a former GOP leader? Like this dude has wrong written all over his face. How the fuck is he leadership material unless they've gerrymandered his bathroom into its own district?

PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 109d

Dude was born in the 00s but looks 40

zalgotext@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 109d

He was the party chairman for a single county, I doubt that's any sort of elected position. I think progressives should take a page out of his book though, and get more young people involved and into leadership positions in the Democratic party, in order to push things to the left.

Wilco@lemmy.zip · 16 pts · 109d (1 reply)

Republicans would still vote for this guy.

Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 109d

Actually, they would be more inclined to vote for him now that he's confirmed as a pedo.

Rusticus@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 109d

Must not be a billionaire if he was arrested.

OwOarchist@pawb.social · 10 pts · 109d

The real shocking news here is that he was actually arrested for it. (Not holding my breath for a conviction.)

Sanguine@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 110d

No. Way.

I simply cannot believe it.

D_C@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 109d

"Disable your adblocker"
Nope.

So I'll only comment on the thumbnail picture and his political affiliation.
Picture:
Dear paedos, if you are going to rape children then, ffs, don't actually style yourself as a paedo. This guy could only really look more like a child rapist if he had the word CHILD FUCKER tattooed on his head. Or painted himself orange and then talked about fucking his own daughter.

Political affiliation:
Republican. The party of paedo protectors. Need I say more?
Nowadays any person who supports that party should automatically be put in the 'watch them around children' category for the rest of their lives.

Dionysus@leminal.space · 8 pts · 109d
skozzii@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 109d

Gee, I wonder why so many Republicans support Trump after learning he was a pedo.

Kinda makes sense when they keep being arrested.

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 109d

But he doesn't look like a drag queen.

He actually looks like the picture in the dictionary beside "pedophile".

oozynozh@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 109d (1 reply)

why resign tho

partial_accumen@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 109d

"He wants to spend more time with his children" /s

too_high_for_this@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 109d
lechekaflan@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 109d

Punchable face.

aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 110d

Enjoy prison, fucko.

Soulifix@piefed.world · 5 pts · 109d
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kmartburrito@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 109d

Lemminary@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 109d

Another Wednesday in 'Murica.

BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe · 3 pts · 109d

Well, yeah, he's MAGA. They're ALL pedophiles, and traitors, and corrupt, and racist...

wolfeh@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 110d

surprisedpikachuface.jpg

lightnsfw@reddthat.com · -1 pts · 109d

"GOP" leader aka some random dickhead from Colorado.