Overview
- Philippine police seized electronic devices, including a laptop from Thomas Markle Sr’s former home in Cebu, and officials say forensic analysis should yield results within about a week.
- Thomas Markle Jr told Philippine authorities he found thousands of images and videos mixed with family items and said he contacted the FBI about the material in July.
- The FBI has confirmed it is aware of the matter and will provide assistance as appropriate while Philippine prosecutors and police review forensic findings before any charges.
- Thomas Markle Sr has denied possessing child sexual abuse material but admitted to paying for sex in the Philippines and said he welcomes forensic checks; his denial has deepened a long family split.
- London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed it received a 2019 letter containing allegations about Markle Sr that was passed to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex but not shared with other agencies, and the force is reviewing its handling of that letter.