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Kyle Brennan, the son of former Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan, has been charged with transporting material depicting child sexual abuse, according to court documents and a statement by a U.S. law enforcement official, AnewZ reported.
Kyle Brennan, who is from Warrenton, Virginia, was charged on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The criminal complaint says an FBI examination of his mobile phone uncovered 88 images suspected of depicting child sexual abuse.
Kyle Brennan is being held in custody. It was not immediately clear whether he had a lawyer. He has not been convicted of any crime.
According to the complaint, the investigation into Kyle Brennan began independently of the Justice Department’s investigation into his father.
The investigation began in 2024 after information was submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which works to protect children. The complaint says Virginia officials searched his home in July 2024, and the case was referred to the FBI last month.
John Brennan led the CIA during Barack Obama’s presidency and is a longtime critic of Donald Trump. The U.S. Justice Department has been examining him for more than a year as part of a broader investigation. Described by supporters and critics as a “grand conspiracy,” the investigation has sought to determine whether law enforcement and intelligence officials violated Trump’s civil rights in earlier investigations.
The former CIA chief has denied any wrongdoing. His lawyers have accused prosecutors of unlawfully targeting Brennan at Trump’s direction.
Brennan was summoned last month to testify before a grand jury. His appearance was postponed after Joseph diGenova, the Justice Department official leading the investigation, resigned in September.
The conspiracy case has stalled in recent weeks following the resignations of senior prosecutors overseeing the investigation. No one has been charged in the case.
