Tulsi Gabbard’s brother charged with allegedly luring children in Honolulu
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The older brother of former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was charged after Honolulu police said she tried to lure several children to her Waikīkī hotel room by offering them gum and money, while her family continues to receive psychiatric treatment.
Batarti Gabbard, 55, was charged with second-degree custodial interference following a “stranger danger” incident at the Waikīkī hotel pool on July 12, according to police.
Honolulu police allege Gabbard approached several children, including a 9-year-old boy, asked for their names, wrote them in a notebook and offered money and gum in exchange for escorting her to her hotel room.
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People at Waikīkī Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Eugene Tanner/AFP, File)
Fox News Digital has new comment from Gabbard’s father, Hawaii state Senator Mike Gabbard. Gabbard declined to discuss the allegations but confirmed that her son continues to receive medical and psychiatric treatment.
“We love her and we’ve asked her to follow protocol at the hospital, which she says she will do,” Mike Gabbard told Fox News Digital. he said. “We pray for his speedy recovery and appreciate the prayers of others.”
Fox News Digital also reached out to Tulsi Gabbard through her public office and left a voicemail requesting comment.
He did not answer immediately.
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Batarti, the older brother of former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, is facing charges in Hawaii. (Win McNamee/Getty Images, File)
Police said the incident occurred around 2 p.m. on July 12 in the pool area of an unnamed Waikīkī hotel, where Batarti Gabbard allegedly approached several children.
The children refused and Gabbard walked away, according to police.
The 42-year-old woman reported the situation to the police.
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Honolulu’s skyline along Waikīkī Beach on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. (Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
According to KITVGabbard was also arrested on July 16 on charges of theft.
He pleaded not guilty to the theft charge Friday morning, was released, and is scheduled to appear in court in the case Aug. 14.
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KITV reported that a court date has not yet been set on the custodial interference charge.
Honolulu Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that Gabbard is no longer in custody.
