Thomas Markle Sr, the father of the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle. (Photo: X)
\n\nThomas Markle Sr, the father of the Duchess of Sussex, has been detained after allegedly removing his electronic monitoring bracelet while awaiting trial on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material. "His pretrial release was revoked, and he has been detained," a spokesperson for the US Attorney's Office in Florida said.
\n\nBill Essayli, the US attorney for the Central District of California, said in a post on X that Markle had allegedly cut off his ankle monitor at 01:45 on Monday. "Four days ago, a federal judge allowed Mr. Markle to remain out of custody pending trial. He was ordered to wear a location monitoring device," Essayli wrote.
\n\n"Release conditions are court orders, not suggestions," he added, saying prosecutors were asking the court to revoke Markle's release and detain him pending trial. He said they would continue to prosecute the case "to the fullest extent of the law".
\n\nA spokesperson for the US Marshals Service told the Daily Mail that they did not know Markle's whereabouts. The spokesperson said the care facility where he had been staying would not readmit him, and that he had subsequently…
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