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Meghan’s father arrested in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material

Father of the Duchess of Sussex was taken into custody near Tampa, US prosecutors said Thomas Markle, father of the Duchess of Sussex, has been arrested by…

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Father of the Duchess of Sussex was taken into custody near Tampa, US prosecutors said Thomas Markle, father of the Duchess of Sussex, has been arrested by US federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material.

Markle, 82, was taken into custody near Tampa early on Friday, US prosecutors said. The Guardian reported the story.

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United States · Americas
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The Guardian
First reported
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Florida, Duchess of Sussex, Tampa, Thomas Markle
Section
World

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