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Meghan Markle's Half Brother 'Person of Interest' in Police Child Sex Probe

The Philippines interior secretary said Tom Markle Jr. was being treated as a "person of interest" but not a suspect.

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Thomas Markle Jr., half-brother of Meghan Markle, is being investigated as a person of interest in a child sexual abuse probe in the Philippines. Tom Markle Jr. reported their father, Thomas Markle Sr., to local police after discovering child abuse material among his possessions in a home Markle Sr. had vacated. According to Jonvic Remulla, the interior secretary, police are still determining if Tom Markle Jr. is involved, but there are witnesses who claim underage girls were brought to his house.

Thomas Markle Sr. denies all allegations, calling them "sick lies." Newsweek reached out to Tom Markle Jr. for comment, awaiting a response.

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