Son of Trump assassination attempt suspect charged over child sex abuse images

Oran Routh’s father is Ryan Routh, who is accused in the assassination attempt of Mr Trump at a golf course in Florida earlier this month

Ryan Routh, a suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of Republican presidential nominee and former US [resident Donald Trump, in Maidan, Ukraine (Hedi Aouid/AP)

The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida of former US president Donald Trump has been arrested on federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse images.

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.