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Thomas Markle Child Abuse Investigation

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Thomas Markle Sr., 82, is the subject of a probe after his son, Thomas Markle Jr., allegedly uncovered “hundreds, if not thousands” of child sex abuse images in four boxes at his home in Cebu, The Sun reported.

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On Saturday, the Metropolitan police confirmed they gave a letter to Meghan in 2019 concerning “alleged offending” involving her father, but said it did not pass it on to other law enforcement agencies.

10 of 16 outletsfirst reported 23 Octwording from The Guardian

Meghan issued a statement after the Sun newspaper published claims that her half-brother Thomas Markle Jr alleged he had found a stash of images belonging to their father at his former home in the Philippines.

9 of 16 outletsfirst reported 22 Octwording from The Guardian

Reacting to the allegations, Meghan said: “I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed.”

9 of 16 outletsfirst reported 23 Octwording from Evening Standard

Markle Sr., 82, denied the reported allegations, calling them “sick lies” in a statement to Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper.

8 of 16 outletsfirst reported 23 Octwording from NBC News

What each outlet says

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Daily Mail6 Nov

Philippine police are investigating Thomas Markle Sr., father of Meghan Markle, after finding over 7,000 child sexual abuse images on his devices. The images include underaged boys and girls from various ethnic backgrounds as young as ten years old. Thomas Markle Jr., Meghan's half-brother, has been named a person of interest but not yet considered a suspect in the case.

Philippines police investigating Thomas Markle found more than 7,000 child abuse pictures of girls and boys of Asian, Latin and European descent as young as 10 →24 articles from Daily Mail on this story
New York Post5 Nov

Philippine Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla announced on Thursday that Meghan Markle’s half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., is a person of interest in their father Thomas Markle Sr.’s child pornography investigation. Around 7,500 sensitive materials involving underage individuals were uncovered during the raid, and while Thomas Jr. allegedly found and turned over some images to police, he has not yet been treated as a…

Meghan Markle’s half-brother a ‘person of interest’ in Thomas Markle Sr.’s child porn investigation →18 articles from New York Post on this story
Evening Standard30 Oct

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will investigate whether the Metropolitan Police adequately responded to a 2019 letter containing serious allegations about criminal activity abroad, including claims that could implicate Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle Sr. The Met police voluntarily referred itself to the IOPC after discovering it failed to forward relevant information in the letter to overseas…

IOPC to investigate Met’s action on letter about Meghan’s father →16 articles from Evening Standard on this story
BBC30 Oct

The UK police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), is investigating the Metropolitan Police over their handling of a 2019 letter containing allegations against Thomas Markle, Meghan's father. The letter, written by Thomas Markle’s ex-wife Roslyn Loveless and given to the Met’s royal protection team, was then passed on to Meghan rather than being shared with relevant overseas authorities as…

Police watchdog to investigate Met over letter about Meghan's father →7 articles from BBC on this story
The Guardian5 Nov

Thomas Markle Jr., estranged half-brother of the Duchess of Sussex, has been identified as a "person of interest" by Philippine authorities investigating child sexual abuse image allegations against his father, Thomas Markle Sr. Over 7,000 photos and one video of underage victims from various ethnic backgrounds were discovered during the inquiry. While Markle Jr., who alerted the FBI to potentially illegal material…

Duchess of Sussex’s estranged half-brother ‘person of interest’ in child sexual abuse inquiry →6 articles from The Guardian on this story
Sydney Morning Herald5 Nov

Philippines Interior Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla announced that Thomas Markle Jr., half-brother of Meghan Markle, is a "person of interest" in an ongoing child abuse investigation. The 60-year-old was identified after reports emerged linking him to underage girls being brought to his home in Cordova, Philippines. Additionally, Remulla stated that over 7500 photos and one video showing underage individuals were…

Meghan’s half-brother named ‘person of interest’ in child abuse investigation →4 articles from Sydney Morning Herald on this story
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South China Morning Post5 Nov

Philippine police are investigating Thomas Markle Jr., brother of Meghan Markle, as part of a widening inquiry into potential child abuse. Interior Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla stated that witnesses have alleged underage girls were brought to Markle Jr.’s home, making him a person of interest in the investigation. The probe follows allegations from last month involving suspected child sexual abuse material…

Philippine police investigate Meghan’s brother as Markle child abuse inquiry widens →4 articles from South China Morning Post on this story
NBC News24 Oct

British police received a letter in January 2019 with allegations about Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, but did not share the details with other law enforcement agencies or investigate further. The Metropolitan Police stated they passed the information to the Duke and Duchess’s office for awareness only. This revelation comes after reports that authorities in the Philippines are investigating…

British police received allegations about Meghan’s father in 2019 but didn’t tell other forces →2 articles from NBC News on this story
The Straits Times29 Oct

British police announced on October 29 that they would refer allegations against Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to overseas law enforcement agencies. The Metropolitan Police had initially received a letter with these claims in 2019 but did not share the details with other authorities at the time. Following an internal review, police now plan to complete referrals to relevant international…

UK police to refer allegations about Duchess Meghan’s father to overseas agencies →2 articles from The Straits Times on this story
National Post24 Oct

London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed on Saturday that they received a letter in 2019 regarding “number of claims” about Thomas Markle, father of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. The police stated they informed the royal couple but did not pass any information to other law enforcement agencies. Meghan had previously expressed distress over similar accusations against her father involving child abuse images, stating…

U.K. police says it did not pass ‘claims’ over Meghan Markle’s dad to other law enforcement →2 articles from National Post on this story
ABC News (AU)29 Oct

The Metropolitan Police in London has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after failing to inform overseas authorities about a letter accusing Thomas Markle of possessing child abuse images. Instead, the police passed the letter directly to Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex. Philippine law enforcement are now investigating the claims and have found alleged child pornography materials at Mr…

UK police refer themselves to watchdog over Markle child abuse allegations letter →2 articles from ABC News (AU) on this story
Toronto Star23 Oct

Meghan Markle, wife of Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex, expressed deep distress over allegations that child sexual abuse images were discovered at her father's former residence in the Philippines. In response to a report by The Sun newspaper, Meghan also mentioned that a letter with troubling claims against her father was sent to London police in 2018 but did not provide further details about its contents.

Prince Harry's wife Meghan 'deeply distressed' by allegations her father had indecent images →
Times of India24 Oct

Meghan Markle released a statement on Friday addressing recent claims involving her father, Thomas Markle Sr., including the discovery of images depicting child sexual abuse at his former home in the Philippines and a 2018 letter sent to London police with troubling allegations against him. Meghan expressed distress over these developments and explained that she has remained estranged from her father primarily to…

Meghan Explains Estrangement Move: Duchess cites child-safety fears; abuse-image claims under probe →
Fox News29 Oct

The Sun reported on October 22 that Thomas Markle Jr. found what he claims are hundreds to thousands of images depicting child sexual abuse at his father's home in Cebu, Philippines, and reported them to authorities. This came as a shock to Buckingham Palace, which was reportedly unaware of the allegations before they were made public, according to Kinsey Schofield from "Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered." Meghan Markle…

Buckingham Palace 'blindsided' by Thomas Markle allegations as Harry, Meghan face new family turmoil: expert →
Global News29 Oct

U.K. police announced on Thursday that they will refer allegations against Thomas Markle Sr., father of Meghan Markle, to Philippine authorities after an internal review found these claims were not initially shared with overseas agencies in 2019 as required. The Metropolitan Police received a letter in January 2019 raising concerns about Markle’s alleged possession of child sexual abuse images outside the U.K…

U.K. police share update on probe into claims against Meghan Markle’s father →

Analysis

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The Met added the letter “did not actually contain any information specifically related to security matters, it did contain a number of claims about alleged offending outside the United Kingdom”.

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'The letter was assessed and subsequently passed to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their awareness.

7 outlets

In her statement released on Friday, Meghan said she hoped it could be understood why she had kept her distance from her father and did "not allow him to have contact with our children".

6 outlets

'I trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families.

6 outlets

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Meghan Markle reacts to "disturbing" child sex abuse accusations against estranged father CBS News

Meghan Markle says ‘deeply’ disturbing child porn allegations explain why she cut ties with dad 8 years ago New York Post

'I had to protect my children': Meghan reveals she cut off contact with Thomas Markle to safeguard Archie and Lilibet - amid 'disturbing' probe into child sex abuse images Daily Mail

How it changed

  1. 22 Oct

    Thomas Markle Snr is being investigated over a hoard of images that are said to have been found at his Philippines home.

    6 outlets · Daily Mail
  2. 23 Oct

    The Duchess of Sussex has said she is “deeply distressed” over accusations involving child sexual abuse images against her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr, and revealed she was made aware of “disturbing allegations” against him in 2018 by the Metropolitan police.

    10 outlets · The Guardian
  3. 24 Oct

    “Following a thorough review of Met Police systems and records, we have confirmed that in January 2019, we received a letter containing a number of claims about alleged offending outside the United Kingdom,” a police spokesperson said.

    7 outlets · New York Post
  4. 25 Oct

    The same minister told Agence France-Presse the country’s national police found a “trove of child pornography materials as well as a laptop” when it inspected Mr Markle Sr’s former home in Cebu.

    4 outlets · Evening Standard
  5. 27 Oct

    The Philippines' interior minister Jonvic Remulla said Mr Markle appeared to be 'a possible sex offender of the grossest kind'.

    3 outlets · Daily Mail
  6. 29 Oct

    The Metropolitan Police said it has voluntarily referred itself to the police watchdog because it failed to pass on a letter detailing allegations against the Duchess of Sussex’s father to relevant overseas law enforcement agencies.

    4 outlets · Evening Standard
  7. 5 Nov

    Mr Remulla said: “We’re determining if son is involved… There are signs that point that the son is involved in the crime as well but only as a person of interest so far.”

    3 outlets · Evening Standard

Coverage 93 articles

Where to start Met Police did not launch probe into Thomas Markle as force hunts for 'disturbing' letter Meghan said was passed to them in 2018 Daily Mail

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