Philippine police examine devices seized at Thomas Markle’s flat

Philippine police say they found child sexual abuse material on digital devices allegedly belonging to Thomas Markle, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s father. Investigators say the files are undergoing forensic analysis and that they are working to verify the information; the findings could lead to formal charges.

Police searched four storage boxes at Markle’s Cebu flat under a warrant, examining nine mobile phones, three memory cards, five hard drives and a camera. Markle denies wrongdoing and says the allegations are false; his son Thomas Jr handed the material to police. The article also reports investigations in Mexico and by the FBI, while noting that advanced dementia may make extradition difficult.