Father of Meghan Markle imprisoned for cutting off ankle monitor during house arrest

Eighty-two-year-old Markle was placed under house arrest after being arrested for possessing child abuse images. He removed his ankle monitor, leading to his detention in federal prison. Authorities discovered large amounts of suspected child abuse material at his former residence in the Philippines and a rented storage unit in Mexico. The FBI seized around 78 items in the U.S., including film negatives and slides believed to contain child sexual abuse material. Markle has denied the allegations, calling them 'sick lies.'

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