In a recent directive, Tyler Boebert, the son of Rep. Lauren Boebert, has been instructed to maintain a distance from his former partner who is central to a case involving child sexual exploitation. This restriction applies even in unexpected encounters.
“I’m worried about what happens if they show up at my job,” the 21-year-old explained to a Colorado judge on August 19, following a briefing on obligatory protective measures. “I have to be there for work, and I don’t want to breach any terms.”
The judge acknowledged his concerns and addressed them thoughtfully.
“If a protected individual appears unexpectedly, consider stepping away for a brief time,” she advised. “Perhaps discuss ahead with your employer how to handle such situations if they occur.”
According to documents obtained by Oxygen, Tyler faces multiple charges, including three counts related to sexual exploitation of a child and two counts of contributing to a minor’s delinquency.
He appeared in court without an attorney and it’s unclear whether he has entered a plea.
The allegations stem from February 2024, when investigators say Tyler, then 18, appeared in a video having sex with a 17-year-old girl, according to an affidavit obtained by Oxygen.
Tyler is 11 months older than the victim, and, according to NBC News, the girl turned 18 three weeks after the video was recorded.
The following month, police received a tip through Colorado’s anonymous reporting system Safe2Tell about child sexual abuse material, according to the affidavit. The girl’s mother also reported her belief that Tyler had recorded the video.
On Aug. 9, Tyler was arrested and booked into the Garfield County Jail on $10,000 bond and released that day.
Prosecutors have said Tyler “caused, induced, enticed, or permitted” a minor to engage in and make child sex abuse materials and “knowingly possessed with intent to deal in, sell, or distribute any sexually exploitative material,” according to court documents obtained by Oxygen.
“I love my son,” Rep. Boebert, a Republican representing Colorado, told TMZ on Aug. 10. “We take these allegations very seriously and pray for everyone affected during this challenging time.”
Meanwhile, Tyler is mired in other legal troubles.
In February 2024, Tyler was arrested “after a recent string of vehicle trespass and property thefts in Rifle,” according to police.
He was charged with four felony counts of criminal possession of identification documents involving multiple victims, one felony count of conspiracy to commit a felony, and more than 15 additional misdemeanor and petty offenses.
Tyler pleaded guilty to one count of attempted identity theft, according to the Post Independent, while the remaining charges were dropped.
Then, this past February, Tyler was cited on a misdemeanor charge of child abuse without injury after his 2-year-old son wandered out of his mother’s Colorado home, for the second time. The boy was rescued by a stranger, Rep. Boebert told 9News, adding that there was “no excuse” for the incident.
An attorney for Tyler’s attempted identity theft case did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Oxygen.
Oxygen could not locate an attorney for Tyler’s misdemeanor case.