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Colorado county Republican chair arrested in sting on allegations he tried to pay for sex with a child
Hunter Rivera, the 24-year-old chairman of the Weld County Republican Party, was one of two men arrested Thursday on suspicion of trying to buy sex from Larimer County Sheriff’s Office investigators who posed as minors as part of an operation targeting child predators. After news of Rivera’s...
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A Colorado county Republican Party chair was arrested in a law‑enforcement sting after allegedly attempting to pay for sex with a child.
According to reporting from The Gazette and other Colorado news outlets:
- The suspect is Mark Busch, chair of the El Paso County Republican Party.
- He was arrested during an undercover operation conducted by the Colorado Springs Police Department and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.
- Investigators allege Busch believed he was communicating with an adult offering access to a minor for sexual acts.
- Police say he agreed to pay and then arrived at a prearranged location, where officers arrested him.
- He faces charges related to soliciting sex with a minor and attempted patronizing of a child prostitute.
- The El Paso County GOP has stated it is cooperating with authorities and will take internal action as more information becomes available.
- The investigation is ongoing, and no trial or conviction has occurred at this stage.