Thomas Markle Snr. being investigated for child sexual abuse images.

According to AI (which I’m aware is sometimes wrong)

“ Thomas Markle Sr. has not been charged with any offence, but he is currently the subject of an active international criminal investigation.
The legal actions and investigations currently underway include:

1. Philippines Department of Justice Investigation

The Philippines Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed that its anti-trafficking task force has launched an official investigation into the matter. Because the materials were allegedly found left behind in four cardboard boxes at his former home in Cebu province, local specialist investigators are moving to forensically examine the storage boxes and hard drives.

2. FBI Involvement

Thomas Markle Jr. filed a sworn statement detailing the alleged discovery. Reports indicate that the FBI has received this statement and is evaluating whether to launch its own independent federal investigation.

3. Historical UK Police Inquiries

In a public statement, Meghan Markle revealed that the UK's Metropolitan Police and its Royalty and Specialist Protection unit had previously investigated a letter sent to Scotland Yard in 2018 containing similar troubling allegations about her father.”

AI

* Thomas Markle Jr. (Meghan Markle's half-brother) made the accusation, and the British tabloid newspaper The Sun broke the story.

The Details

• Who made the accusation: Thomas Markle Jr. claimed he discovered a stash of hard drives containing child sexual abuse images and videos at his father's former home in Cebu, Philippines. He stated he reported the discovery to the FBI, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and state police.
• Who broke the story: The story was published as an exclusive front-page report by The Sun on 22 October 2026, with journalist Nick Parker breaking the details.
Thomas Markle Sr. has vehemently denied the allegations, calling them "sick lies" and "a bunch of lies" in a subsequent interview with the Daily Mail. Following the reports, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, issued a statement saying she was "deeply distressed" by the news.*

She didn’t need to “do anything”, allegedly her brother had reported him!

news.sky.com/story/meghan-deeply-distressed-by-allegations-against-her-father-thomas-markle-13602319

www.reuters.com/world/uk/philippine-authorities-investigate-thomas-markle-father-meghan-after-child-2026-10-23/

www.cbsnews.com/news/thomas-markle-father-duchess-meghan-child-sexual-abuse-material/

Thomas Markle is allegedly being investigated for having images of child sexual abuse, but somehow this is being woven into its the Duchess of Sussex’s fault 🤦‍♀️

It was her half-brother that leaked this and I believe he and the Duchess are estranged.

I hope this comes to court quickly.

Allsorts

It's only just being looked into. It is an accusation not proved. If Meghan knew it to be true why didn't she report him? In eight years how many children have been abused because people looked the other way to save their careers (wedding).. She thinks saying she knew excuses her behaviour when in fact it opens even more questions about that whole period. She was bought up by him. I am afraid the couple have lied so much I can’t believe anything they say. Very unsavoury. Hope she says she knew eight years ago, her children safe she says, what about the poor innocent victims?

According to the media;

The half-brother claims he visited his father in 2018, in the Philippines, where he found four boxes of child sexual abuse photographs.

The brother reported his father to the Philippines police, who, due to who he is, both started their investigation AND reported it to the Met, who wrote to Meghan.

No idea how much of this is fact or fiction, it’s all allegations at this point and it seems said brother is now selling his side of the story.

Call me cynical but I think this is all about rehabilitating her image. Nothing has worked so far. If you look at The Sun there is an editorial by a woman called Clemmie Moody, who says we all owe Meghan an apology. I think not. Her readers can see what this is all about when you read their comments.
This has surfaced now, after 8 years, because somebody wanted it to. Moodie even says that Meghan could have asked them not to publish today but she didn’t, she wanted it done today. Why? Because it derails anything the royals are doing themselves such as Prince William on the Graham Norton show which was headlining everywhere until this.

If Thomas Markle has done this then he deserves everything coming his way. I just wished The Sun did an equally deep dive into Meghan Markle and her past.

eazybee

I am sorry for the children who were abused.

She knew for eight years and did nothing?

I think that's unlikely.

I must have missed something.
If the officials in the Phillipines have said they will have forensic evidence within a week then why has it taken so long?
He may be guilty, he may not but surely investigations should have been concluded years ago?

MawsRosie

^It does not surprise me that Thomas Markle was charged with some of the worst crimes a human can be charged with because his low character has always been well-documented^
How? When?
. If you can’t trust someone to not betray their own offspring, you can’t trust them around anyone else’s

Again, how? When?

I have no tolerance if indeed a crime has been committed, but this smells decidedly fishy to me. .

Agree with this.

I am sorry for the children who were abused.

She knew for eight years and did nothing?

I have no tolerance if a crime has been committed, but this smells decidedly fishy to me

And all coming out just a few days after Harry has preached about ‘reconciliation’.

Making us very aware of why Meghan has had nothing to do with her father for all her married life, and ‘reconciling ‘ with him was off the cards.

The timing is convenient.

It does not surprise me that Thomas Markle was charged with some of the worst crimes a human can be charged with because his low character has always been well-documented
How? When?
. If you can’t trust someone to not betray their own offspring, you can’t trust them around anyone else’s

Again, how? When?

I have no tolerance if indeed a crime has been committed, but this smells decidedly fishy to me. .

Yes now the news has gone world wide, courtesy of The Sun, the government officials in the Phillipines have told the BBC they will have forensic results within a week.

Will be interesting to see what happens next.

The matter is being investigated according to BBC news at lunch time.

Re pasting my comments from the other thread:
What I find strange is that this is top of the news agenda today just as Prince William appears on the Graham Norton show. Just like Harry released his diatribe on GQ magazine just as the royals were entertaining the Sultan of Oman.

Why would the MET be investigating an American citizen living in the Philippines? If she’s known about this for eight years, WHY NOW? Could it be because she’s been told why don’t you reconcile with your own father?

Thomas Markle senior has denied the allegations. Some might say well he would wouldn’t he.

If he is guilty why hasn’t this surfaced before? Will he be prosecuted? Will the son give evidence under oath if push came to shove?

Much more to be revealed I suspect. Time will tell.

Calendargirl

OldFrill

Has Thomas Markle actually been charged?

Looking at the BBC News, no, I don’t think so.

If so, the thread title not really accurate.

Cossy

merlotgran
I thought he was living in Mexico at the time of his estrangement from Meghan. 🤔

Does it really matter? Even the most ardent Meghan “hater” cannot hold her personally responsible for this!

It matters in as much as where serious crime is concerned I like stated facts to be correct and my post had nothing to do with ‘holding Meghan responsible’ which would be ridiculous.

Obviously more will now come to light.

It's only just being looked into. It is an accusation not proved. If Meghan knew it to be true why didn't she report him? In eight years how many children have been abused because people looked the other way to save their careers (wedding).. She thinks saying she knew excuses her behaviour when in fact it opens even more questions about that whole period. She was bought up by him. I am afraid the couple have lied so much I can’t believe anything they say. Very unsavoury. Hope she says she knew eight years ago, her children safe she says, what about the poor innocent victims?

Maremia

Maybe folk will cut her some slack for a while?

If all this was going on in the background when H&M were first married, one cannot help wondering why they did not make far more effort to integrate into the royal family, instead of slagging them off and causing ructions.

Not easy fitting in with the in laws for any of us, but when your own family is in disarray, makes sense to try and get on with the other lot.

While I too tend to veer towards the 'guilty until proven innocent' has he actually been charged and convicted of anything? 8 years is a very long time if not. We must never forget not all such allegations are true, remember Carl Beech and his lies that impacted the likes of Leon Brittan who died before his name was cleared. Carl Beech was a paedophile himself and subsequently jailed, but had been championed by James O'Brien and others.

£££?

I don’t like the way Meghan and Harry have behaved to the RF but this revelation about her father does stack up and make sense of their attitude towards her father. Nothing is proved yet, of course but it doesn’t look good although one has to ask why nothing has been done for 8 years. We also don’t know why the son has raised this again now.

OldFrill

Has Thomas Markle actually been charged?

Looking at the BBC News, no, I don’t think so.

Has Thomas Markle actually been charged?

*Aveline

Timing though? She says she knew about it in 2018. Why the big announcement*

- because the police told her not to comment at the time. The Sun has now published an interview with her brother making the accusations so she had to issue a statement.