{"id":108205,"date":"2026-11-06T15:39:29","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/duchess-meghans-father-thomas-markle-sr-arrested-in-florida-in-child-pornography-probe-sources-say\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T15:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:39:29","slug":"duchess-meghans-father-thomas-markle-sr-arrested-in-florida-in-child-pornography-probe-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/duchess-meghans-father-thomas-markle-sr-arrested-in-florida-in-child-pornography-probe-sources-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Duchess Meghan&#8217;s father, Thomas Markle Sr., arrested in Florida in child pornography probe, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Thomas Markle Sr., the\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/meghan-markle-father-thomas-british-press-tabloids\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">estranged<\/a><\/span>\u00a0father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was arrested in Florida in connection with allegations that he possessed child sex abuse materials, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The case remains under seal, one of the sources added.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, it was reported that Thomas Markle was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/thomas-markle-father-duchess-meghan-child-sexual-abuse-material\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">under investigation<\/a><\/span> by authorities in the Philippines for alleged possession of child sexual abuse materials. Markle has denied the claims against him, calling them &#8220;sick lies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have never downloaded anything like that in my life,&#8221; he was quoted as telling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-16232163\/Meghan-Markles-father-child-sex-images-son-lies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/06\/927159ec-fc32-40b5-ba1f-1ad870b5e005\/thumbnail\/620x466g2\/f906d8e47890460cdb38f731c9601727\/thomas-markle-sr-2301126202.jpg#\" alt=\"Thomas Markle Sr. \" height=\"466\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/06\/927159ec-fc32-40b5-ba1f-1ad870b5e005\/thumbnail\/620x466g2\/f906d8e47890460cdb38f731c9601727\/thomas-markle-sr-2301126202.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/06\/927159ec-fc32-40b5-ba1f-1ad870b5e005\/thumbnail\/1240x932g2\/f57902a55e80f48582fe49cf1d6a30fe\/thomas-markle-sr-2301126202.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Thomas Markle Sr. is seen on Aug. 10, 2018, in San Diego, California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                MEGA\/GC Images\/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Philippine National Police told CBS News in a statement that they launched an investigation after Markle&#8217;s personal items were turned over to law enforcement by his son, Thomas Markle Jr.<\/p>\n<p>After the reports of the investigation were made public, Meghan, who recently <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/king-charles-prince-harry-meghan-private-citizens-uk-return\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">moved back to Britain<\/a><\/span> with her husband Prince Harry and their children, said in a statement sent to CBS News that she had been aware of the allegations against him since 2018 and that the allegations were shared with U.K. authorities at the time.<\/p>\n<p>She said it was based on that information that she and Harry decided to cut her father off from contact with their children.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story. 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