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  "title": "Meghan Markle's father arrested in US over child sex abuse images",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/meghan-markles-father-arrested-in-us-over-child-sex-abuse-images-18545135",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-11-06T18:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261107/meghan-markles-father-arrested-in-us-over-child-sex-abuse-images"
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  "account": "Thomas Markle, 82, father of Meghan Markle, was arrested in Florida on Friday over alleged possession of child sexual abuse images, U.S. officials announced. Markle faces a single charge of possession of child pornography and is scheduled to attend his first court appearance in Tampa on Friday, according to U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli. Prosecutors allege Markle had child sexual abuse material, including photos of himself with minor girls, in two storage units he rented for nearly two decades in the Los Angeles area. FBI agents seized around 78 items, including slides, film negatives, and books, during the raid at the retirement home where Markle resides in Lakeland, Florida. The Justice Department asserts that Markle allegedly maintained the collection, which included sexually explicit images of prepubescent girls, and they will pursue the case to the fullest extent of federal law.",
  "summary": "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, officials said. Markle, 82, is charged with one count of \"possession of child pornography\" and is to make an initial court appearance in Tampa on Friday, U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said in a statement. \"Mr Markle is accused…",
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        "title": "Thomas Markle arrested by FBI in Florida - report",
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        "title": "Thomas Markle arrested: Meghan Markle’s father taken into custody over child sexual abuse material charges",
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        "title": "Thomas Markle Sr., Meghan's father, arrested in Florida, sources say",
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        "title": "Meghan’s father arrested in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material",
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        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle, arrested by FBI for possession of child pornography",
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Meghan Markle's father arrested in US over child sex abuse images",
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        "published": "2026-11-06T16:51:27.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Meghan Markle’s father arrested in US over child sex abuse images",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/meghan-markles-father-arrested-in-us-over-child-sex-abuse-images",
        "published": "2026-11-06T16:56:34.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Meghan Markle's father due in US court over abuse images",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/meghan-markles-father-due-in-us-court-over-abuse-images",
        "published": "2026-11-06T17:10:25.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Meghan Markle's father arrested in US over child sex abuse images",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/meghan-markles-father-arrested-in-us-over-child-sex-abuse-images-18553274",
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