Son of Trump Suspect Arrested on Child Porn Charges

Oran Routh accused of possessing child pornography
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Sep 24, 2024 12:03 PM CDT
Son of Trump Assassination Suspect Also Arrested
This photo provided by H?di Aouidj shows Ryan Routh. His son has been arrested, too.   (H?di Aouidj via AP)

The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida of Donald Trump has been arrested on federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse images, per the AP. Oran Routh was arrested this week after authorities searched his Greensboro, North Carolina, home "in connection with an investigation unrelated to child exploitation," an FBI official said in court papers. Investigators seized multiple electronic devices and found hundreds of files depicting child sexual abuse, according to the court papers. He faces two charges of possessing and receiving child sexual abuse material.

Oran Routh's father is Ryan Wesley Routh, who is accused in the assassination attempt of Trump at a golf course in Florida earlier this month. Ryan Routh has been charged with federal gun offenses, but prosecutors have indicated much more serious attempted assassination charges are coming. ABC News reports that the younger Routh was ensnared when investigators went to the residence as part of their investigation into Ryan Routh.

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