Former CIA Director John Brennan's son charged in federal child pornography case

Kyle Brennan, the 40-year-old son of former CIA Director John Brennan, has been arrested and charged with transportation of child pornography, according to a federal complaint first reported by Fox News Digital on Friday.

Prosecutors say the case began with two 2024 tips from Adobe to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about an account that allegedly uploaded suspected child sexual abuse material. Comcast records tied the upload IP address to Kyle Brennan's home in Warrenton, Virginia, and Apple records tied a private relay account to him, according to the complaint.

Authorities searched his home and seized his iPhone in July 2024. The case was referred to the FBI in October, and an FBI review of the phone found about 88 images of girls under 18, prosecutors said. The FBI's Washington field office is involved in the investigation.

The charges are allegations; Kyle Brennan has not been convicted. Fox News Digital said it reached out to a representative for John Brennan and to the Justice Department for comment. John Brennan, who led the CIA under President Obama, is separately under Justice Department investigation over his role in the 2017 intelligence assessment on Russian interference in the 2016 election.