Meghan Markle’s father arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material, sources say

The Globe and Mail · Alanna Durkin Richer ·

His arrest follows reports that Meghan’s half brother found a collection of child sexual abuse images while clearing out the home of their father in the Philippines

The estranged father of Meghan Markle was arrested Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

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

His arrest follows reports by The Sun, a British tabloid newspaper, that Meghan’s half brother found a collection of child sexual abuse images while clearing out the home of their father in the Philippines.

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