Former CIA director John Brennan's son arrested after FBI uncovers dozens of alleged child porn images

The son of former CIA Director John Brennan has been arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography, Fox News has learned.

Kyle Brennan, 40, is charged with transportation of child pornography, according to a federal complaint.

The case originated when Adobe CyberTipline reports flagged accounts linked to Brennan for uploading illicit files involving minors. In April and June 2024, Adobe submitted two reports to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding an account allegedly used to upload suspected child sexual abuse material.

The FBI's Washington field office is involved in the investigation.

Around April 7, 2024, three files were uploaded to the Adobe account. A review of the files indicated a file that appeared to be a morphed image combining the face of a minor girl, later identified as 12-year-old, with the naked body of another minor, federal prosecutors said. 

Comcast records showed that the IP address used to upload the files was registered to Kyle Brennan at an address in Warrenton, Va.

Records from Apple later confirmed that the private relay account was registered to Brennan, authorities said. 

The matter was referred to the FBI in October, and a judge signed off on a warrant so investigators could examine the records and seize Brennan's phone. 

On Friday, an FBI analysis of the iPhone, which was named "Kyle’s iphone (2)" contained a photograph of Brennan’s Virginia driver’s license and revealed approximately 88 images depicting girls under the age of 18 engaged in sexually explicit conduct, prosecutors said. 

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.