This is the moment Meghan Markle’s one-legged alleged pedophile dad Thomas Markle was hauled out of his Florida nursing home in handcuffs Friday on federal child porn charges.
Markle — wearing a sloppy and stained shirt showing a sunglasses-clad cat sipping an iced coffee — scowled as cameras snapped him being placed into custody by FBI agents at Maravida Senior Living in Lakeland.
The stunning photo was taken by The Sun, which broke the story that hordes of child porn was allegedly found at Markle’s Philippines home.
The US Department of Justice on Friday charged Markle with keeping child sexual abuse material — including disgusting photos that allegedly showed himself engaged in sex acts with prepubescent girls. The disturbing evidence was allegedly found at Markle’s home overseas and inside storage units in Los Angeles.
Markle Sr., who had his leg amputated in December 2025, was dressed in black pants and had his remaining foot shoved into one shoe, with his bulging ankle on display.
The estranged father of the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has been charged with one count of possession of child abuse material.
Markle could face 20 years behind bars if convicted of the charge.
The feds allegedly seized 78 items, including slides, film negatives, and books that contained child porn materials after they raided Markle’s home in the Philippines and two storage units he’d been renting for roughly 18 years in Los Angeles.
“Mr. Markle is accused of possessing child sexual abuse material, including photographs depicting himself with minor girls,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli. “These allegations are extremely serious, and we will prosecute Mr. Markle to the fullest extent of federal law.”
The two Los Angeles-area storage units Markle Sr. rented since 2008 allegedly contained 78 items — including slides, film negatives and books that contained suspected child sexual abuse material.
Two images allegedly showed an adult man, whom a witness identified as Markle, with a nude prepubescent girl, according to the US Attorney’s Office in LA, citing an affidavit filed.
Additional photos showed Markle Sr. “along with children in various stages of undress,” the complaint claims.
The Duchess has said she was “deeply distressed” by the allegations against her dad.
