The 82-year-old father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was arrested and is scheduled for a federal court appearance in Tampa, Florida.
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The 82-year-old father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was arrested and is scheduled for a federal court appearance in Tampa, Florida.
Eighty-two-year-old Thomas Markle, who is estranged from his daughter, was charged with one count of 'possession of child pornography' and is to make an initial court appearance in Tampa on Friday, US Attorney Bill Essayli said in a statement. Meghan Markle's father was arrested in Florida on Friday for possession of child porn, two weeks after news broke that he was under investigation.
Le Monde English reported the story as "Meghan Markle's father arrested in US over child sex abuse images." New York Post reported the story as "Unsealed Thomas Markle docs detail horrifying new child abuse allegations against 82-year-old."
2 sources have covered this story, including New York Post and Le Monde English. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 49 minutes ago.
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