Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, cut off his ankle monitor, DOJ says

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Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, cut off his electronic ankle monitor, according to the Department of Justice. He had been arrested days earlier on allegations of possessing child sexual abuse material in storage units in California.

The 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle, just days after his arrest for keeping child sexual abuse material in storage units in California, authorities said Tuesday.