Thomas Markle arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material

By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

November 06, 2026 at 10:50 am EST

The Sun tabloid — Investigation FILE PHOTO: In this illustration, the front page of The Sun newspaper reports allegations against Thomas Markle on October 24, 2026, in London, England. He was arrested on Nov. 6 by federal agents near Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Ming Yeung/Getty Images) (Ming Yeung/Getty Images)

By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

November 06, 2026 at 10:50 am EST

The father of Meghan Markle has been arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material.

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Thomas Markle was arrested by federal agents near Tampa, Florida, The Associated Press reported.

Sources who confirmed the arrest were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

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