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  "id": 18520180,
  "title": "Meghan Markle's father arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material: AP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/meghan-markles-father-arrested-on-charges-related-to-child-sexual",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T15:42:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/meghan-markle-father-thomas-markle-arrested-child-sexual-abuse-material-9.7412037"
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  "summary": "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.\n\nNewsweek reports that FBI agents arrested Markle at a care home in Lakeland, Florida, while CityNews states he was taken into custody near Tampa.\n\nMeghan 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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        "title": "Father of Meghan Markle arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material, AP sources say",
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        "title": "Father of Meghan Markle arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material, AP sources say",
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        "title": "Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, arrested on child sexual abuse material charges",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, arrested on child sexual abuse material charges",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Thomas Markle, Meghan Markle’s estranged father, arrested in Florida over child sex abuse material",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/thomas-markle-meghan-markles-estranged-father-arrested-in-florida",
        "published": "2026-11-06T15:35:11.000Z"
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Meghan’s father Thomas Markle arrested in US on child sex abuse material charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/meghans-father-thomas-markle-arrested-in-us-on-child-sex-abuse",
        "published": "2026-11-06T16:02:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Meghan Markle's father charged with possessing child pornography",
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        "published": "2026-11-06T16:29:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Meghan Markle's estranged father arrested for child pornography possession: US authorities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/meghan-markles-estranged-father-arrested-for-child-pornography",
        "published": "2026-11-06T16:45:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Meghan Markle’s father arrested, charged over child abuse material",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/meghan-markles-father-arrested-charged-over-child-abuse-material",
        "published": "2026-11-06T17:10:52.000Z"
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