What we know
What we know: Father of Meghan Markle arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material, AP sources say
Compiled Nov 6
What we know
- Thomas Markle, father of Meghan Markle, was arrested Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material
- He was taken into custody near Tampa
- Meghan Markle said she was 'deeply distressed' by allegations that child sexual abuse images had been found at her father's former home
- A letter containing 'troubling allegations' about him was sent to London police in 2018
- Thomas Markle, a retired television lighting and photography director, did not attend Meghan and Harry's wedding
- Meghan said she decided to distance herself from her father to protect her children
What we don’t know yet
- The people who confirmed the arrest were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation and spoke anonymously
Open questions
- What specific charges has Thomas Markle been formally charged with?
- What was contained in the letter sent to London police in 2018?
- What is the current status of the investigation into the child sexual abuse material allegations?
- How have Meghan Markle or Prince Harry responded to the arrest itself?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.