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Colorado U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert on Monday is supporting her son amid charges that he sexually exploited a child two years ago.
The Republican lawmaker released a statement after Tyler J. Boebert, 21, was arrested Sunday in Colorado's Garfield County on five felony counts, including sexual exploitation of a child to induce or entice, sexual exploitation of a child involving video and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
"I love my son," Lauren Boebert told Newsweek in a statement. "We take these allegations very seriously and pray for everyone affected during this challenging time."
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Additional details of the accusations, which involve an alleged incident in early 2024, were released in a heavily redacted report by the Garfield County Sheriff's Office on Monday. The arrest is related to child sexual abuse material being posted to an Instagram account, deputies say. The tip arrived in March 2024 through "Safe2Tell," a 24/7 anonymous reporting system run by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. The report says that at the time, Tyler Boebert was 18.
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Court records obtained Monday by Newsweek indicate the sheriff's office arrested Tyler Boebert on Sunday. He was later released after posting a $10,000 bond and is scheduled to return to court August 19, records show.
The sheriff's office released Boebert's mugshot in a news release on Monday, adding, "No additional information will be released at this time as the investigation remains ongoing."
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Joseph Gavaldon, an attorney who has previously represented Tyler Boebert on separate charges, did not immediately return a message from Newsweek seeking comment on Monday. Attempts to reach the suspect directly were unsuccessful.
The felony charges are the latest legal woes facing Tyler Boebert, who was charged with misdemeanor child abuse in February after his 2-year-old son wandered out of Lauren Boebert's Colorado home. The third-term lawmaker later said there was "no excuse" for the incident.
"A kind woman quickly and safely secured him, and authorities were called as a precaution," she told 9NEWS afterward.
The congresswoman also acknowledged her son's "public challenges" following an arrest in a rash of vehicle and credit card thefts.
"I love my son Tyler, who has been through some very difficult, public challenges for a young man and the subject of attention that he didn’t ask for," Lauren Boebert told The Denver Post in February 2024. "It breaks my heart to see my child struggling and in this situation, especially when he has been provided multiple opportunities to get his life on track. I will never give up on him and I will continue to be there for him."
Tyler Boebert later pleaded guilty to attempted identity theft as part of a plea and reportedly received probation.
Lauren Boebert, 39, who represents Colorado's 4th Congressional District, is a mother of four boys: Tyler, Brody, Kayden and Roman, according to her official biography. She divorced her husband of 17 years, Jayson Boebert, in late 2023. Tyler's son, the congresswoman's only grandchild, was born earlier that year.
Contact Newsweek editors on this story: Jason Lemon, Sam Wilson and Anna Commander.
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