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[SPEAKER_00]: Meghan Markle's father was arrested for allegedly possessing child abuse material.
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[SPEAKER_00]: RadarOnline.com has revealed.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Thomas Markle's senior was taken into custody by the FBI on November 6 in Los Angeles.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Authorities uncovered 78 items linked to inappropriate imagery of children in two storage units.
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[SPEAKER_00]: After a brief court hearing, Markle was released on bond, but with ordered psychiatric
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[SPEAKER_00]: The 82-year-old have been living in a Florida senior facility after suffering a stroke and undergoing a leg amputation.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Following a recent dementia diagnosis, the judge required a psychiatric evaluation to assess his cognitive state.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Investigators discovered 18 photos that appeared to constitute child pornography among the seized items.
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[SPEAKER_00]: a witness purportedly identified Markle as the adult male present in one disturbing image.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The FBI vowed to prosecute Markle to the fullest extent of federal law for these serious allegations.
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[SPEAKER_00]: His son Thomas Jr. sparked the investigation after discovering disturbing content on an old cell phone.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Thomas Jr. stated, I won't speak to my father ever again unless I'm called to give evidence against him.