Tyler Boebert is facing five felony charges for allegedly filming a 43-second video of himself and an underage female which local authorities have deemed to be child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to a copy of a criminal affidavit obtained by PEOPLE.
The affidavit says the CSAM was filmed on Feb. 1, 2024, when Tyler was 18 and the female was 17, two weeks before she turned 18.
Unlike much of the material detailed in the affidavit, the video of Tyler and his then-girlfriend was never shared online or posted to social media.
. . . Tyler has yet to enter a plea to the charges against him in this case. He will be sentenced in early September in both Weld County and Garfield County for two prior, separate cases.
His sentencing in Weld County is for a child abuse case filed in 2025; his Garfield County case is from an incident in 2024 that led to multiple charges, including property theft and trespass.
Prior to both of those sentencing hearings, he will appear in court on Aug. 19 for a hearing related to this latest arrest regarding the child sex abuse sting, per authorities.
Recent polling indicates that Lauren Boebert is favored to win Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, with projections showing her receiving about 53% of the vote compared to 47% for her opponent, Admiral Eileen Laubacher (ret.).
To summarize:
- Tyler (18) and his girlfriend (17) consensually filmed themselves having consensual sex
- The sex was legal. The video was not.
- The girlfriend sent the video to several people.
- One of those people send the video to the girlfriend’s ex.
- The girlfriend told the cops; she did not want Tyler to be punished.
In an age where teenagers all have smartphones, I find it a bit problematic that recording video of a legal sex act with the consent of everyone participating can make a teenager into a felon. (For purposes of this case, I am ignoring Tyler’s other felonies - he’s probably a bad person, but that’s beside the point.)
I think this deserves a fine at the least, probably jail, but not placement on a registry. My biggest issue would be whether or not Tyler consented to sharing the video. Even if they were over 21, married, and fully consenting of the sex and recording you don’t have a right to share that content with whomever you please just because you’re in it.
I may not like Boebert but this is complete and total bs
Well one of the three pending cases is, yeah
Tyler was 18 and the female was 17
Seriously?
Yeah its bullshit but it happens all the time. If he were black you’d never hear about it, he’d just get the 15y sentence and boom, gone.
It’s that it’s in proximity to three other indictments in various counties that’s the thing.
Did the Dems not figure out with McGrath getting smoked by a taxidermied turtle that the centrist military thing DOES NOT WIN? The opposition has been controlled for so long it’s like they’ve forgotten how to even make it look close.
You realize BoeBoe went to the 4th because it was so Putin-red she basically couldn’t lose?
You’re not gonna get Sarah McBride elected here.
Well I’ll tell you, as someone in her district, I’m sure as hell not voting for that bus station skank.
