Kyle Brennan, the 40-year-old son of former CIA Director John Brennan, has been arrested and charged with transporting child sexual abuse material, according to a federal complaint.
The investigation began after Adobe submitted two reports to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in April and June 2024. The reports flagged an account allegedly used to upload suspected abuse material involving minors. The FBI’s Washington field office is investigating.
Prosecutors say three files were uploaded to the account around April 7, 2024. One appeared to combine the face of a 12-year-old girl with the unclothed body of another minor.
Comcast records linked the internet address used to upload the files to Brennan at his home in Warrenton, Virginia. Apple records also identified him as the user of the account’s private relay service, authorities said.
Investigators searched Brennan’s home in July 2024 and seized his iPhone. The case was referred to the FBI in October, and a judge authorized a warrant to examine records and take possession of the phone.
An FBI analysis of the device, named “Kyle’s iphone (2),” found a photograph of Brennan’s Virginia driver’s license and about 88 images that prosecutors described as depicting girls under 18 in sexually explicit situations.
One image appeared to show a nude, pubescent girl on a locker-room bench, the complaint said. Her wrists and ankles were bound, and her mouth was gagged, according to the filing.
Separately, the Justice Department is investigating John Brennan, who served under former President Barack Obama, over his role in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
