U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son faces child exploitation charges
The oldest son of Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., was arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, authorities said Monday.
Tyler Boebert, 21, of New Castle, Colorado, was arrested Sunday on a warrant on “multiple charges,” the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.
Court records show he was arrested on five felony counts, including three counts of sexual exploitation of a child and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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Over the years, it has occurred to me that most people don’t think or care about the registry and the massive impositions on registrants until they or someone close to them is so affected. And of course, there are those that outright celebrate it and politicians that are all too eager to pander to them by adding more burdens, Boebert among them.
In that light, and for the first time ever, I hope this young man is found guilty and sentenced to the very registration scheme championed by his mother, ideally while she’s still in office. Perhaps then she’ll re-examine her position on registry issues.
And while I hate to be so cold about it, I would consider it a windfall if he is actually innocent but convicted anyway. That would probably convince her (and some of her colleagues, if she is persuasive enough) to also rethink the non-existent standard of evidence (in practice, at least) in such cases.
But reality also sets in. If there is any truth to the ChatGPT conversation someone else posted, the kid really didn’t do anything wrong, per se. It’s entirely possible this is a case of gross exaggeration or a setup by Boebert’s political opponents. Regardless, in all likelihood, she’ll pull a few strings and he’ll plea out to something that will not require registration.
Fair or not, I wouldn’t blame her for doing so. If one of my kids were in this circumstance and I had the means to keep them off the registry, I certainly would use them without doubt or hesitation.