Thomas Markle Sr. was seen in public for the first time since investigations began into child sexual abuse images allegedly found at his home in the Philippines.
Markle Sr., 82, was seen being moved between care facilities in Lakeland, Florida, in photos obtained by Page Six on Saturday. The former Hollywood lighting director was being pushed into a wheelchair by his assistants.
Markle Sr. left his home in Cebu for Florida in May after a stroke that led to a blood clot and the subsequent amputation of his left leg.
News broke last week that Thomas Jr. found “hundreds, if not thousands” of child sexual abuse images in four large boxes in his father’s home.
Thomas Jr., 60, told the Sun he searched a phone belonging to Thomas Sr.’s much younger Filipino girlfriend and came across photos allegedly “mistaken for innocent family memorabilia.”
Thomas Jr. said he was “horrified” by the “massive pile of evidence” and felt he “had no choice but to report” his father.
Thomas Sr. He later accused his son of telling “disgusting lies” and called the “nonsense” allegations “the worst thing anyone could be accused of.” [him] It’s about.”
But Meghan Markle, the daughter of Thomas Sr., who married Prince Harry in May 2018, told Page Six that she learned of her estranged father’s allegations through a letter she sent to London’s Metropolitan Police after the wedding, and that she has kept her distance from him since then out of concern for her young children, Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5.
Meanwhile, Thomas Sr.’s daughter, Samantha Markle, defended her father in the face of the allegations and claimed that her brother, Thomas Jr., “wants revenge.”
Thomas Sr., Page Six reported Saturday. He may face charges after a thorough investigation.
Ministry of Justice VII. The District Attorney’s Office (Central Visayas, Philippines) told us on Friday that “appropriate legal actions may be initiated” once investigators complete “the examination of the alleged devices and other materials.”
The district attorney confirmed that the Cebu Police Office, through the Women and Child Protection Unit, executed a search warrant on Thomas Jr.’s “devices and other materials that he turned over to the police.”