- Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.

- Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).

- Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.

- Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.

- Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.

- Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.

- Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.

- Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy. Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison. Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.

- Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.