Duchess of Sussex ‘deeply distressed’ over child sexual abuse image claims against father
Summary
The Duchess of Sussex said she is very upset about claims that her father, Thomas Markle Sr, is linked to child sexual abuse images. The Metropolitan police had informed her in 2018 about troubling allegations they were investigating. Her father denies the accusations, calling them false.Key Facts
- The Duchess of Sussex learned about disturbing allegations against her father in 2018 from the Met police.
- The allegations involve child sexual abuse images, which her half-brother Thomas Markle Jr claims to have found at their father’s former home in the Philippines.
- Thomas Markle Sr denies all accusations, calling them “sick lies.”
- Meghan stated she kept her children away from her father to protect them.
- The 2018 letter with allegations was shared with Meghan by the Royalty and Specialist Protection unit of the Met police.
- Markle Sr has not seen his grandchildren and has been estranged from Meghan since her wedding in 2018.
- Markle Jr told police in the Philippines he found “hundreds, if not thousands” of these images and contacted the FBI.
- Thomas Markle Sr is recovering in a Florida rehab center after leg amputation and says the computers in question were not in his possession for many months.
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