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World● ElevatedBreaking1h ago · Nov 6, 2026, 4:02 PM

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

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · North America

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 discuss the investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Markle, 82, was taken into custody at the retirement home where he lives near Tampa. The arrest comes after a stash of child porn was allegedly found at...

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