Meghan Markle's estranged father arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials

ITV News · ITV News · 2026-11-06 15:15 UTC

Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, has been arrested by federal agents in Florida and charged with possessing child sexual abus…

The estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was arrested Friday morning in Florida on a charge of possessing child sexual abuse material in storage units in California, authorities said.

Thomas Markle Sr. was arrested outside Tampa, according to people who were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.

Federal agents searched two storage units in the Los Angeles area and “seized approximately 78 items, including slides, film negatives, and books” that contained suspected child sexual abuse images, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said.

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