Meghan Markle's father arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material: AP

Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan Markle, was arrested Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material, according to people familiar with the matter. CBC News and CityNews report that the arrest occurred following information provided to The Associated Press by sources who were not authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Newsweek reports that FBI agents arrested Markle at a care home in Lakeland, Florida, while CityNews states he was taken into custody near Tampa.

Meghan Markle recently stated she was “deeply distressed” by allegations that a collection of child sexual abuse images had been discovered at her father’s former home. CityNews also notes that she revealed a letter containing “troubling allegations” regarding him had been sent to London police in 2018.

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