{"id":952646,"date":"2026-11-04T19:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T19:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/952646\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T19:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T19:50:10","slug":"police-issue-update-in-investigation-into-child-sex-abuse-material-found-in-thomas-markle-srs-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/952646\/","title":{"rendered":"Police issue update in investigation into child sex abuse material found in Thomas Markle Sr\u2019s home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police in the Philippines have confirmed that three memory cards and a mobile phone turned over by the son of Meghan Markle\u2019s estranged father contained child sexual abuse material. <\/p>\n

Last week, Philippine police said they were investigating a laptop found alongside images of child abuse at an alleged former residence of Thomas Markle Senior, whose daughter is married to Prince Harry. <\/p>\n

Philippine interior minister Jonvic Remulla told AFP at the time the country planned to take \u201cappropriate legal actions\u201d if sufficient evidence was found. Markle Sr has denied all claims against him. <\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the country\u2019s national police confirmed to AFP that child abuse materials had been discovered among the cache turned over by his son amid an \u201cintensifying\u201d investigation. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not enough to simply come across some materials and immediately draw conclusions,\u201d Philippine national police chief Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr said, in a statement provided in response to questions about the investigation. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to establish where these came from, who may be responsible, and whether Philippine laws were violated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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The revelation came a day after Mexican authorities raided a storage unit rented by Markle Sr as part of the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n

The prosecutor\u2019s office of Mexico\u2019s Baja California state said Monday it had received an anonymous tip about the existence of child sex abuse material. <\/p>\n

Investigators said the owner of the storage unit reported Markle Sr had stopped paying rent for it in 2024 but his possessions remained secured inside. <\/p>\n

Authorities reported finding \u201cmagazines from Asia\u201d dating back 20 years, without giving further details, as well as computerequipment that has been taken in for further investigation. <\/p>\n

The Sun first reported last month that Markle Sr\u2019s son had discovered the child abuse images while going through boxes found in his father\u2019s former home. <\/p>\n

Meghan\u2019s estranged father had been living in Cebu in the Philippines until reportedly returning to the United States earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The Duchess of Sussex has previously said she was \u201cdeeply distressed\u201d by accusations<\/a> that her father had possessed images of child abuse, adding she had blocked contact between him and her children over previous \u201ctroubling and disturbing\u201d allegations.<\/p>\n

The latest development comes a day after Philippine authorities issued a significant update into their investigation, holding the first official press conference since the alleged discovery was revealed.<\/p>\n

Local police told reporters on Tuesday that they were actively working with US authorities but have not yet been in communication with their British counterparts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe investigation is going in the right direction,\u201d Pmgen Wilson Casueta, the Acting Director of the Philippine National Police, told media.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there is sufficient evidence, [then] we will file a case.\u201d<\/p>\n

Markle Sr, who is currently in the US where he has been undergoing medical treatment, has denied the accusations.<\/p>\n

He told the Daily Mail: \u201cThis is bulls**t. It\u2019s just a bunch of lies. It\u2019s sick. I have no idea why Tom [Junior] is trying to destroy me with these lies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Markle Sr also told The Mail on Sunday that he had travelled to the Philippines at least twice and had paid prostitutes for sex, but denied ever sleeping with anyone under the age of 18.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like Asian women but that is not a crime,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cI have not had my computer or phones for nearly two years. If there is anything bad on there it was put there by someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

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