Meghan Markle's father was detained

According to the 13-page FBI affidavit included in the case file, the investigation extended to two separate rented warehouses that Markle had rented in California since 2008.

Officers seized approximately 78 materials, including slides, 35-millimeter film negatives and books containing images of child sexual abuse, in rented warehouses where they searched with a court order.

At least two frames in the film negatives show a man identified by a witness as Markle with a naked pre-pubescent girl in poses "constructed to evoke a sexual response in the viewer," the FBI document said.

The records stated that in one of the photographs, the man in question was seen caressing the child's genitals.

In at least one of the photos examined, it was determined that Markle was staying in a hotel or motel in the Philippines, based on the logo on the pillows on the bed.

INTERNATIONAL CHAIN OF INVESTIGATION

The first allegations about Markle came to light in the Philippines, where she had previously resided for a while.

According to the FBI document, the federal investigation began after a witness reported finding suspected child abuse material among Markle's belongings in the Philippines.

FBI officials interviewed a second, unidentified witness last month who confirmed that Markle had at least one warehouse rental in California.

Philippine authorities also launched an investigation against Markle last month over allegations that she had images of child sexual abuse.

British police, on the other hand, announced that the accusations, which were understood not to have been forwarded to other institutions when they first reached them, would be transferred to law enforcement forces abroad.

Thomas Markle, who lives in Lakeland, appeared before the judge for the first time in the US Magistrate Court in Tampa after his arrest.

The Los Angeles Federal Prosecutor's Office reported that the court ordered Markle to be tried without detention, subject to electronic monitoring and house arrest.

According to the prosecutor's statement, no defense was made at the hearing and the official impeachment hearing is not expected to be held for several weeks.

While it is not yet clear who Markle's defense lawyer is, it remains unclear when she will be transferred to the state of California where she will be tried.

Markle denied the accusations when they first emerged, and in her statement to the British press, she argued that they did not reflect the truth and were "sick lies".

Meghan Markle, who joined the British royal family through marriage in 2018, stated that she "regretted" the allegations against her father.