Report: Meghan Markle's Father Investigated Over Alleged Child Abuse Images
Thomas Markle Sr., 82, is under police investigation in the Philippines. His son, Thomas Markle Jr., reported finding child sexual abuse images in boxes of his father's belongings.
4 boxes held the material in Cebu, the son says.
July 10: the son contacted the FBI tip line and Pennsylvania state police.
He says he filed a sworn statement with Philippine child abuse police.
No charges have been reported. Markle Sr. has not commented in coverage.
Why it matters: The claims come from one family member and remain untested by investigators. Another family member flatly rejects them.
Samantha Markle, 61, says the computers left her father's possession two years ago.
She accuses her brother of inventing the claims for money.
The story so far
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Right coverage, 16 sources: The right treats the story as a royal-family scandal, leading on the son's account while the Daily Mail also highlights Samantha's denial.
