梅根就父亲在菲律宾涉儿童性虐图像被调查发声：称2018年已知情、为保护子女与其断绝来往
伦敦——萨塞克斯公爵夫人梅根 10 月 23 日就其父亲托马斯·马克尔（Thomas Markle）在菲律宾接受调查一事发表声明，称她早在 2018 年就已知晓相关指控。据路透社报道，菲律宾司法部副部长尼古拉斯·泰（Nicholas Ty）向路透社证实，宿务反拐卖专案组正在调查现年 82 岁的托马斯·马克尔。英国《太阳报》称，马克尔的儿子小托马斯在其父位于宿务的住所发现大量儿童性虐待图像后报警。
梅根在 10 月 23 日的声明中表示，2018 年她即收到英国警方转交的"令人不安"的指控信；为保护 7 岁的阿奇（Archie）与 5 岁的莉莉贝特（Lilibet），她不让两个孩子接触外祖父。托马斯·马克尔向《每日邮报》否认相关指控，称其为"病态的谎言"。路透社表示未能联系上其本人置评。
需要强调的是，目前所有内容均为指控与各方单方面声明，调查仍在进行中。（GSM 据路透社）
来源：GSM·美国
Meghan Speaks Out as Father Thomas Markle Is Investigated in the Philippines Over Alleged Child Abuse Images
LONDON — The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan, issued a statement on October 23 regarding the investigation of her father Thomas Markle in the Philippines, saying she had known of the allegations since 2018. According to Reuters, Philippine Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Ty confirmed to Reuters that an anti-trafficking task force in Cebu is investigating the 82-year-old Thomas Markle.
Britain's The Sun reported that Markle's son, Thomas Jr., alerted police after discovering a large cache of child sexual abuse images at his father's Cebu residence. In her October 23 statement, Meghan said she had received a "disturbing" referral letter from British police back in 2018, and that to protect 7-year-old Archie and 5-year-old Lilibet she keeps the children from contact with their grandfather.
Thomas Markle denied the allegations to the Daily Mail, calling them "sick lies." Reuters said it could not reach him for comment. It must be stressed that all of the above remain allegations and unilateral statements from the parties involved, and the investigation is ongoing.
(GSM, from Reuters)
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图片来源：菲律宾宿务岛航拍（资料图）。照片：Vyacheslav Argenberg，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / File photo. Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
