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Tyler Boebert "supposedly made a sex tape" with a fellow suspect who was a female minor, according to an affidavit following his arrest.
Boebert, the adult son of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, was arrested on February 27 by the Rifle Police Department.
He is charged on 22 counts, which include vehicle trespass, property thefts and criminal possession of ID documents.
None of the charges relate to the purported sex tape, which was alluded to by another minor police quoted in the affidavit. The same minor said the tape was sent around to people they knew.
The Rifle Police Department said in a Facebook post: "This is an ongoing investigation, no further information will be released at this time."
Police added: "All suspects are considered innocent until adjudicated guilty in a court of law."
The affidavit said the investigation began on February 20 when police were informed a woman reported someone had "broken into her parked car" and taken her wallet the day before.
The wallet contained a stolen card that was then used at four separate locations on February 19 and 20.
A $717 purchase at the online shopping store Shein.com was then also made, but this was declined.
In all, investigators said in the affidavit that four alleged vehicle trespasses were reported.
Financial records and surveillance footage was used to track down four suspects, a group made up of three males and one female. Tyler Boebert was identified as a suspect wearing a "Shooters Grill" hoodie.
The former owner of the Shooters Grill restaurant in Rifle was Lauren Boebert.
Tyler Boebert agreed to speak to an officer outside of his home, the affidavit said. He was questioned and then arrested.
Tyler Boebert was released on a personal recognizance bond after a court hearing on February 28, according to Garfield County jail records. He is due back in court on April 11, Colorado Public Radio reported.
In a statement reported by Westword, Lauren Boebert said Tyler Boebert "will take responsibility for his actions and should be held accountable for poor decisions just like any other citizen."
She also said: "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.
"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."
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