The son of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was in Garfield County court Wednesday for his first appearance on five felony charges, including three counts of sexual exploitation of a child.

Tyler Boebert, 21, was arrested Aug. 9 and released from the Garfield County Jail the same day after posting a $10,000 bond.

According to a 49-page arrest affidavit, the charges stem from an investigation that began after Rifle police received a Safe2Tell report in March 2024 alleging videos and images of minors engaged in sexual activity had been posted to a private Instagram account. Investigators identified multiple videos and images involving minors, including one that allegedly showed Tyler Boebert, who was 18 at the time, engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl.

Tyler Boebert appeared without an attorney before 9th Judicial District Court Judge Elise Myer, who advised him of his constitutional rights and the charges against him.

Tyler Boebert faces two Class 3 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a child, each carrying a possible sentence of four to 12 years in prison. He also faces one Class 4 felony count of sexual exploitation of a child and two Class 4 felony counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, each carrying a possible sentence of two to six years. A conviction on any of the sexual exploitation charges would also require him to register as a sex offender.

Myer also entered a mandatory protection order involving two protected parties. The protection order prohibits Tyler Boebert from contacting, harassing or intimidating the protected parties and requires him to stay away from locations where they are likely to be found.

Tyler Boebert will next appear in court at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 10.

He is also scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 10 in a seperate 2024 criminal case stemming from a series of vehicle trespass and property theft incidents. Myer said Wednesday it was unclear whether that sentencing would still proceed as scheduled in light of the new charges.