Kyle Brennan and his father John Brennan (Credit: Daily Mail)
Ex-CIA Director John Brennan’s son Kyle has been arrested for the alleged possession of child sexual abuse materials, the Daily Mail is first to report.
FBI agents took Brennan, 40, into custody at his workplace in Herndon, Virginia, on Friday afternoon.
A search warrant for his personal cell phone was executed by the FBI last night, according to a law enforcement source.
The criminal complaint was signed by a Virginia judge on Friday.
Brennan is facing a felony charge for the ‘transportation of child pornography’ after child sexual abuse material was allegedly found on his phone, according to court documents.
He is scheduled to make his first appearance in the Eastern District of Virginia later today.
According to a sworn affidavit entered into court on Friday, the FBI’s review of his iPhone ‘observed approximately 88 images that appeared to depict minor girls, including prepubescent girls, engaged in sexually explicit conduct.’
The document says the there was a graphic image of a female toddler and another picture of a ‘fully nude pubescent minor girl on a locker bench.’
Her ‘wrist and ankles were bound and her mouth was gagged,’ according to the report.
According to police reports, Brennan’s iPhone was obtained during a traffic stop on July 24, 2024. The investigation was not referred to the FBI until October 2, 2026. (Read more: Daily Mail, 11/13/2026) (Archive) (justice.gov Press Release)
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