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Meghan Markle's father Thomas Markle arrested on child sex abuse material charges

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Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has been arrested in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material. The arrest followed the discovery of child pornography at his former residence in the Philippines and a storage unit in Mexico. Markle, 82, was taken into custody at his retirement home near Tampa. AI

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Meghan Markle's father Thomas Markle arrested on child sex abuse material charges

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Meghan’s father Thomas Markle arrested in US on child sex abuse material charges

    Thomas Markle, the father of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, was arrested on Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material, people familiar with the matter said. The people who confirmed his arrest were not authorised to publicly discus…

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