
Meghan Markle's 82-year-old father faces charges of possession of child sexual abuse material and could receive up to 20 years in federal prison.
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Thomas Markle Sr. was arrested last Friday in Lakeland, Florida, accused of possessing child sexual abuse material. A federal judge ordered his release on bail with house arrest. The DOJ now calls for his imprisonment after removing his electronic locator. A magistrate requested an independent psychiatric review, suspecting that he is not mentally competent.
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) asked this Tuesday to imprison Thomas Markle Sr., father of Meghan Markle, after accusing him of removing his electronic locator, a condition of his house arrest for alleged possession of child pornography.
Markle Sr. "allegedly took off his bracelet at 1:45 a.m." (6:45 a.m. GMT), said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli, who recalled that a federal judge four days ago allowed the 82-year-old defendant to be out of prison while he faces his criminal trial in Florida.
"The conditions of procedural freedom are court orders, not suggestions. We are asking the court to revoke his freedom and detain him pending trial, and we will continue to prosecute this case to the fullest consequences of the law," Essayli explained on his networks.
FBI agents arrested Markle last Friday in the town of Lakeland, Florida, where he lived in a clinic specializing in dementia care, for being accused of possessing child sexual abuse material, "including photographs in which he appears with underage girls," according to Essayli. Following the arrest, federal judge Thomas Wilson, of the Central District of Florida, ordered his release on bail and imposed house arrest on Friday.
On the other hand, court documents revealed this Tuesday that Magistrate Lindsay Griffin requested an independent psychiatric review and to obtain "all mental health records" of Markle Sr., suspecting that he is not "mentally competent" to understand his criminal process.
The FBI revealed that it found about 78 items, including slides, film negatives and books with alleged sexually explicit material in two Los Angeles-area warehouses that the defendant rented for nearly two decades.
This discovery came after the opening of an investigation in the Philippines, where Markle Sr. lived until last May, before moving to Lakeland. If convicted, Markle Sr. would face a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The court will revoke Thomas Markle Sr.'s freedom and detain him pending trial.
Likely · Within days
An independent psychiatric review will be conducted to determine Markle Sr.'s mental competency.
Very likely · Within weeks

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