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Pentagon Finds Dozens of Cleared Employees Downloading Child Pornography

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC · How we work

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Pentagon investigators found dozens of cleared staff and contractors downloaded child pornography.
An NSA-cleared contractor fled the United States and is believed to be in Libya.
A national security official received a five-year sentence for 8,400 pictures and 200 films.
A National Reconnaissance Office employee was reassigned to a New Mexico field office without charges.
Operation Flicker (2006) identified 5,000 overseas pornography payers, including contractors at a California weapons-testing base.

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Story summary

Pentagon investigators found dozens of cleared staff and contractors downloaded child pornography.
An NSA-cleared contractor fled the United States and is believed to be in Libya.
A national security official received a five-year sentence for 8,400 pictures and 200 films.
A National Reconnaissance Office employee was reassigned to a New Mexico field office without charges.
Operation Flicker (2006) identified 5,000 overseas pornography payers, including contractors at a California weapons-testing base.