Lauren Boebert’s son arrested on child exploitation charges

MAGA firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert’s eldest son, Tyler, has been arrested on child exploitation charges.

The Colorado Republican’s 21-year-old son has faced public scrutiny for several years amid multiple run-ins with the law, including past allegations of child abuse relating to his young son.

On Sunday, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office arrested Tyler, from New Castle, for sexual exploitation of a child and other charges. The sheriff’s office didn’t specify what the charges were related to in a Monday Facebook post, but said he made a $10,000 bond the day of his arrest.

“I love my son. We take these allegations very seriously and pray for everyone affected during this challenging time,” Boebert told The Independent in reaction to the new charges.

Tyler is the oldest of four sons that the Republican shares with ex-husband Jayson Boebert.

The new charges were first reported by the political watchdog group American Muckrakers.

Tyler was charged with sexual exploitation of a child, induce/entice; sexual exploitation of a child, possession with intent; sexual exploitation of a child, video and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, multiple outlets reported, citing court records filed Thursday.

The alleged offenses began in January 2024, when Tyler was 18. His next court appearance is scheduled for August 19.

Tyler has already been accused of child abuse twice, once in July 2025 and again this past February.

On July 11, 2025, Tyler was cited by the Windsor Police Department on a misdemeanor charge of child abuse, Westword, a Denver-based independent news site, reported at the time.

Boebert told Westword that the citation stems from “a miscommunication on monitoring my young grandson that recently led to him getting out of our house.”

Tyler, whose son was born in June 2023, has been “doing a great job getting his life on track as a father and citizen over the past year,” the congresswoman said in her 2025 statement.

“As the citation states, there was absolutely no injury or physical abuse involved,” Boebert said, adding that Child Protective Services met with her family “to ensure we are continuing to provide a safe environment for my boys and my grandson.”

“I am confident this is a one-time incident that we have addressed as a family,” she added.

On February 15 this year, Tyler was cited on a misdemeanor charge of child abuse without injury again, 9News reported, citing Windsor Police.

Boebert told the local outlet at the time that Tyler was watching his son at her home while she was at an event in her district and the toddler got out of the house.

“A kind woman quickly and safely secured him, and authorities were called as a precaution,” Boebert said, adding that there’s “no excuse” for the incident and that she’s “very frustrated” it happened.