Washington (USA), 11 Nov. (LaPresse) – Thomas Markle, the 82-year-old father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has been sent to prison after removing his electronic tagging device from his ankle. Thomas Markle had been arrested last week in Lakeland, Florida, on charges of possessing child pornography at several storage units in California. On that occasion, he was released on certain conditions, but, according to the authorities, he breached these conditions by removing the monitoring device. Markle’s arrest, which took place on Friday, followed the seizure of around 78 items – including slides, photographic negatives and books containing alleged images of child sexual abuse – found in a storage unit in the Los Angeles area. Thomas Markle was arrested and appeared before a federal court in Tampa, Florida, after the authorities learnt that he had removed the device at 1.45 am (local time), as reported by Deputy US Attorney Bill Essayli.
US: Meghan Markle’s father is in prison after removing his electronic tag
Washington (USA), 11 Nov. (LaPresse) – Thomas Markle, the 82-year-old father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has been sent to prison after removing his electronic tagging device from his ankle. Thomas Markle had been arrested last week in Lakeland, Florida, on charges of possessing child pornography at several storage units in California. On that occasion, he was released on certain conditions, but, according to the authorities, he breached these conditions by removing the monitoring device. Markle’s arrest, which took place on Friday, followed the seizure of around 78 items – including slides, photographic negatives and books containing alleged images of child sexual abuse – found in a storage unit in the Los Angeles area. Thomas Markle was arrested and appeared before a federal court in Tampa, Florida, after the authorities learnt that he had removed the device at 1.45 am (local time), as reported by Deputy US Attorney Bill Essayli.