The arrest of 48-year-old Washington Post editor Thomas LeGro has been announced. According to the District of Columbia District Court, he made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court this Friday for alleged possession of graphic child sexual material. LeGro, a Washington Post reporter and District of Columbia resident, was arrested yesterday and taken into custody following a search of his home.
The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Pirro thanks FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Steven J. Jensen and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department for their continued work in this investigation.
On June 26, 2025, FBI agents executed a search warrant at LeGro’s residence and seized several electronic devices. A search of his laptop revealed a folder containing 11 videos depicting child sexual abuse material.
During the execution of the search warrant, agents observed what appeared to be fractured fragments of a hard drive in the hallway outside the room where LeGro’s work laptop was found.
This case is being investigated by the FBI Washington Field Office’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, comprised of FBI agents, along with other federal agents and detectives from Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia. The task force is charged with investigating and bringing federal charges against individuals involved in child exploitation and human trafficking.
This matter is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Caroline Burrell and Janani Iyengar for the District of Columbia.
