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  "id": 16293256,
  "title": "Meghan Markle 'distressed' over claims father had child abuse images",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/meghan-markle-distressed-over-claims-father-had-child-abuse-images-16293256",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T07:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261024/meghan-markle-distressed-over-claims-father-had-child-abuse-images"
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  "account": "LONDON — Meghan Markle expressed deep distress over claims that her father possessed child abuse images, according to recent reports in the Sun and Daily Mail newspapers. The papers alleged that such images were found among Thomas Markle's belongings at his former residence in the Philippines. However, Prince Harry's wife maintained that she had severed contact between her children and her father due to previous \"troubling and disturbing\" allegations. In response to the recent reports, Meghan revealed that she had come across a letter sent to London's Metropolitan Police and the Royalty and Specialist Protection, which contained similar accusations against her father.\n\nThomas Markle, who reportedly resides in a rehabilitation center in Florida, vehemently denied all the claims, labeling them as \"sick lies.\" However, a source close to the situation revealed that the Metropolitan Police had neither investigated nor was planning to investigate the allegations. Markle's statement made it clear that the Metropolitan Police had not found any evidence to support the accusations, and thus, no further action was taken.",
  "summary": "LONDON — Prince Harry's wife Meghan said Friday she was \"deeply distressed\" by accusations her father had possessed images of child abuse, adding she had blocked contact between him and her children over previous \"troubling and disturbing\" allegations. The Sun and Daily Mail newspapers reported that images had allegedly been found among her estranged father Thomas Markle's belongings at his…",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Meghan’s estranged father investigated over alleged child abuse images: report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/meghans-estranged-father-investigated-over-alleged-child-abuse-images",
        "published": "2026-10-23T02:14:30.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Meghan’s estranged father investigated over alleged child abuse images: report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/meghans-estranged-father-investigated-over-alleged-child-abuse-images-16145245",
        "published": "2026-10-23T02:14:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Meghan Markle ‘distressed’ over claims father had child abuse images",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/meghan-markle-distressed-over-claims-father-had-child-abuse-images",
        "published": "2026-10-23T11:40:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Meghan Markle ‘distressed’ over claims father had child abuse images",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/meghan-markle-distressed-over-claims-father-had-child-abuse-images-16197518",
        "published": "2026-10-23T14:12:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Mothership",
        "title": "Meghan Markle 'deeply distressed' after father allegedly found with child sex abuse material in Philippines home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/meghan-markle-deeply-distressed-after-father-allegedly-found-with",
        "published": "2026-10-24T10:14:52.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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