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People stand outside of the Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse in Tampa, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2026.
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Thomas Markle, the 82-year-old father of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, has been arrested by federal agents in Florida and charged with possessing child sexual abuse material in California. Thomas Markle was arrested near Tampa. Federal authorities say they searched storage units in the Los Angeles area and “seized approximately 78 items.” Meghan Markle has said she is “deeply distressed” about allegations that a collection of child sexual abuse images were found at her father’s former home in the Philippines. She has also revealed that a letter containing “troubling allegations” about him was sent to police in London in 2018.
