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Thomas Markle, father of the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, wife of Prince Harry, was arrested by the United States Federal Investigation Agency (FBI) for alleged possession of child pornography.
The information was disseminated by CBS, a partner of the BBC in the United States.
According to US media, federal agents raided the Maravida Senior Living nursing home this Friday, in the state of Florida, where the 82-year-old man resides, after large amounts of illegal material were found in recent weeks on properties linked to him in the Philippines and Mexico.
Markle, who was diagnosed with dementia, was reportedly transported in an ambulance into the custody of officers.
The judicial authorities of several countries have been after Meghan Markle's father for years. However, in recent days everything has been precipitated after his son, Thomas Markle Jr., handed over to the police images of alleged child sexual abuse that he found in a house he shared with him in the Philippines.
Later, a second cache was discovered in a warehouse in Rositario, Mexico, also owned by the man, triggering a second criminal investigation.
At the end of October, the Duchess of Sussex, who does not maintain contact with her father, revealed that in 2018 she was informed by London's Metropolitan Police, also known as Scotland Yard, about a series of "disturbing allegations" related to her father.
"I am deeply shocked by the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and my thoughts are with the children who may have been harmed," Prince Harry's wife and actress stated at the time.
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