Meghan Markle's father arrested in US over child sex abuse images: media
MIAMI — Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Prince Harry's wife, Meghan Markle, was arrested in Florida on Friday over alleged possession of images of child sexual abuse, British and US media reported. Markle, 82, was taken into custody by FBI agents at the retirement home where he lives in the town of Lakeland, the Daily Mail and New York Post said. The Daily Mail, quoting an unidentified…
Thomas Markle, 82, the estranged father of Meghan Markle, was arrested in Florida on Friday, according to British and US media. The arrest came after alleged images of child sexual abuse were discovered at Markle's former homes in the Philippines and Mexico. Markle was taken into custody by FBI agents at his retirement home in Lakeland, Florida, reported the Daily Mail and New York Post.
The arrest stems from charges of possession of child sexual abuse material, as quoted by an unnamed source in the Daily Mail. Meghan Markle, Harry's wife, expressed deep distress over the accusations against her father and had previously blocked contact between him and their children due to previous troubling and disturbing allegations. The arrest of Thomas Markle follows the discovery of the alleged images, reported the AFP.
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