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Thomas Wayne Markle, the father of Meghan Markle, was arrested on Friday in Florida by federal authorities who found a collection of child sexual abuse material at him. He faces one count of possession of child pornography following an FBI investigation into images discovered in storage units he had rented near Los Angeles for nearly two decades.

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Thomas Markle Sr., 82, the father of Meghan Markle, was arrested on November 4, 2026, in Florida by FBI agents for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material. His arrest came after his son, Thomas Markle Jr., found and reported to authorities what he believed were child sex abuse images among his father's belongings in the Philippines earlier this year. Markle Sr., who had been diagnosed with dementia, recently moved into a care home in the US, complicating investigations by law enforcement agencies. The FBI searched two storage units in Los Angeles where Markle had rented spaces since 2008, and if convicted, he could face up to at least 20 years in federal prison.

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Markle, 82, faces one count of possession of child pornography stemming from an FBI investigation into suspected images stored in two Los Angeles-area storage units he had rented for nearly two decades.

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2026-11-06 · Washington Examiner

Meghan Markle’s father arrested on federal child pornography charges · mixed framing

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Thomas Wayne Markle, the estranged father of Meghan Markle, was arrested in Florida on Friday after federal investigators allegedly uncovered a collection of child sexual abuse material, including photographs depicting him with underage girls. uncertain

investigators → estrange → girls

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