前中情局局长 John Brennan 之子被控运输儿童性虐待材料：手机中查出约88张涉未成年人图像
美国司法部弗吉尼亚州东区检察官办公室11月13日宣布，40岁的 Kyle Owen Brennan 住在弗吉尼亚州 Warrenton，他在被捕后于当天在联邦法院首次出庭，被控一项运输儿童性虐待材料（CSAM）罪名。据《People》杂志与路透社报道，Brennan 是前中央情报局局长 John Brennan 之子；司法部的新闻稿没有提及其家庭关系，其父没有被指控任何不当行为。
按法庭文件所载，国家失踪与受剥削儿童中心（NCMEC）此前收到两份网络举报（CyberTipline Reports），Warrenton 警局据此锁定一个登记在 Brennan 名下的账户，指该账户曾被用来上传疑似儿童性虐待材料，其中包括一张合成图像，把一名未成年受害者（文件中称 MV1）的面部与另一名未成年女孩的裸体拼在一起。Fauquier 县警长办公室随后确认，MV1 是一名12岁女孩。
调查的时间线跨度两年多。2024年7月24日，Fauquier 县警长办公室搜查了 Brennan 的住所与电子设备，包括他的手机；2026年10月2日，该办公室把调查移交联邦调查局（FBI）。2026年11月13日，FBI 查验了从其 iPhone 提取的取证数据，调查人员看到约88张疑似描绘未成年受害者的图像，其中包括学龄前女童参与性行为的画面，以及一张描绘虐待幼儿的图像。
司法部表示，若罪名成立，Brennan 面临法定最低5年、最高20年的联邦监禁，具体刑期将由联邦地区法院法官参照量刑指南等因素裁定。此案由弗吉尼亚州东区第一助理联邦检察官 Theophani K. Stamos 与 FBI 华盛顿外勤办公室刑事处主管特工 Jeffrey L. Tyler 共同宣布，助理联邦检察官 Lauren Halper 负责起诉，案号为 1:26-MJ-444，属司法部「儿童安全计划」（Project Safe Childhood）案件。据路透社报道，Brennan 目前由美国法警收押，等候11月18日的羁押听证。司法部强调，刑事起诉书只是一项指控，被告在被证明有罪之前推定无罪。（来源：美国司法部弗吉尼亚州东区检察官办公室）
Son of Former CIA Director John Brennan Charged With Transporting Child Sexual Abuse Material: About 88 Images Found on His Phone
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced on November 13 that Kyle Owen Brennan, 40, of Warrenton, Virginia, made an initial appearance in federal court that day following his arrest on a charge of transportation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to People magazine and Reuters, Brennan is the son of former CIA Director John Brennan; the Justice Department's release did not mention his family relationship, and his father has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
According to court documents, in response to two CyberTipline Reports from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), the Warrenton Police Department identified an account registered to Brennan that allegedly was used to upload suspected CSAM, including a morphed image that combined the face of a minor victim, identified as MV1, and the naked body of a different minor girl. The Fauquier County Sheriff's Office then confirmed the identity of MV1, a 12-year-old girl.
The investigation spans more than two years. On July 24, 2024, the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office searched Brennan's residence and electronic devices, including his cellphone. On October 2, 2026, the sheriff's office referred the investigation to the FBI, and on November 13, 2026, the FBI reviewed a forensic extraction of data from the iPhone. FBI investigators observed approximately 88 images that appeared to depict minor victims, including prepubescent girls engaged in sexually explicit conduct, as well as an image depicting the sexual abuse of a toddler.
If convicted, Brennan faces a mandatory minimum of five years and up to 20 years in prison, the Justice Department said; a federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Theophani K. Stamos, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Jeffrey L. Tyler, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office's Criminal Division, made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Halper is prosecuting the case, No. 1:26-MJ-444, which was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. Reuters reported that Brennan remains in U.S. Marshals custody pending a detention hearing on November 18. A criminal complaint is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia)
来源：美国司法部弗吉尼亚州东区检察官办公室
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图片来源：图：位于华盛顿的美国司法部总部大楼外墙与「DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE」墙牌，本案由司法部弗吉尼亚州东区检察官办公室起诉，当事人无官方照片。编辑部固定图库（司法部总部定版图）。 / Photo: The wall sign of the U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington; this case was brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia; no official photo of the individual is available. Newsroom fixed library image (DOJ headquarters).
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