Meghan Markle’s father Thomas Markle arrested by FBI in Florida
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The Duchess of Sussex said she was 'deeply distressed' by allegations that a collection of child sexual abuse images had been found at her estranged father's former home.
Meghan Markle’s father was arrested Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material.
Thomas Markle Sr. was arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he kept child sexual abuse material, including sexually explicit photographs of himself with prepubescent girls, in two Los Angeles-area storage units he rented for nearly two decades, according to the FBI.
Markle Sr. is charged with one count of possession of child pornography and expected to make his initial appearance Friday in United States District Court in the Middle District of Florida in Tampa.
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