THE FBI agent who launched a probe that eventually led to CIA chief David Petraeus's resignation is now himself the subject of an internal investigation, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The unidentified agent allegedly sent shirtless photos of himself to Jill Kelley, a Florida woman who asked him for help after receiving threatening emails accusing her of flirting with Petraeus, the newspaper said.
The agent was pulled off the case over the summer and is now under investigation by the FBI's internal affairs unit.
FBI investigators discovered the harassing emails received by Kelleywere found to have been sent by Paula Broadwell, a former army officer and biographer of Petraeus who had had an extramarital affair with him.
Broadwell was apparently suspicious of Kelley's friendship with Petraeus, and suspected the Tampa woman - a Petraeus family friend - had amorous intentions towards the retired four-star general.
The explosive sex scandal led to the CIA chief's resignation on Friday, shocking the Washington establishment and raising questions about how and why the FBI kept the investigation under wraps for months.
The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed FBI officials as saying supervisors became concerned the agent approached by Kelley was "obsessed" with the matter.
This July 13, 2011, image shows David Petraeus with his biographer Paula Broadwell in Afghanistan.
They discovered the man had sent shirtless photos of himself to Kelley.
After being barred from working on the case, the agent approached a US lawmaker, Republican David Reichert of Washington state, expressing fears that the matter would be covered up.
That information was relayed back to FBI headquarters via congressional leaders, the report said.
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