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Thomas Markle charged in US over child sex abuse material possession
Thomas Markle, the 82‑year‑old father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has been charged in the United States with possession of child sex‑abuse material.
The former American football executive was arrested in Florida after the FBI conducted searches of two storage units he had rented in the Los Angeles area for almost two decades.
Markle had previously denied the allegations, describing the claims as “sick lies”. The BBC’s Ione Wells outlines the specific federal charges he now faces.
Source: BBC News. Photo: vito passtoors / Pexels.
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