FBI逮捕梅根之父托马斯·马克尔：被控在洛杉矶仓储单元藏儿童性虐待影像、最高面临20年监禁

美国司法部11月6日宣布，82岁的托马斯·韦恩·马克尔（Thomas Wayne Markle Sr.）当天在佛罗里达州莱克兰市的一家养老机构被联邦调查局探员逮捕。他是萨塞克斯公爵夫人梅根的父亲、英国哈里王子的岳父，被控一项持有儿童色情物品罪；若罪名成立，最高可判20年联邦监禁。

根据在加利福尼亚州中区联邦地区法院提出的刑事诉状，马克尔被指在洛杉矶地区两间由他租用的仓储单元内保存儿童性虐待材料，其中包括据称有他本人与未成年少女在内的性露骨照片。联邦调查局探员持法院搜查令搜查了这两间仓储单元，查扣约78件物品，包括幻灯片、35毫米胶片负片和书籍。检方称，马克尔自2008年起租用这两间单元，近20年间持续以自动付款方式续租，最近一次付款就在上个月。

加州中区第一助理联邦检察官比尔·埃萨伊利（Bill Essayli）说：“马克尔被指控持有儿童性虐待材料，包括据称有他本人与未成年少女的照片。这些指控极其严重，我们将依法对马克尔追究到底。”联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔同日也就这次逮捕发表声明。

马克尔当天在佛罗里达州中区联邦地区法院坦帕法庭首次出庭。联邦治安法官下令将他释放，条件是居家监禁并接受电子监控，活动范围限于佛罗里达州中区与加利福尼亚州中区。他尚未提出答辩，加州一侧的提审预计要数周后才会排期。

这起案件源于菲律宾方面的调查。据诉状及多家媒体报道，马克尔之子小托马斯·马克尔称，他在父亲位于菲律宾宿务的住所发现大量涉儿童性虐待影像后向警方报告；菲律宾司法部儿童虐待问题部门表示，相关事项正在调查中。马克尔2025年曾在宿务居住，同年5月返回美国接受治疗。据佛罗里达州当地媒体报道，马克尔否认这些指控。

马克尔是退休的电视灯光师，与女儿梅根关系疏远多年，未出席梅根与哈里王子2018年的婚礼。梅根方面未就这次逮捕置评。刑事诉状只是指控，马克尔在被法庭证明有罪之前应被推定无罪。

FBI Arrests Thomas Markle, Father of Duchess Meghan, Over Child Sexual Abuse Material Found in Los Angeles Storage Units

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on November 6 that Thomas Wayne Markle Sr., 82, was arrested that day by FBI agents at a senior living facility in Lakeland, Florida. Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and father-in-law of Britain's Prince Harry, is charged with one count of possession of child pornography and faces a statutory maximum of 20 years in federal prison if convicted.

According to a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Markle allegedly kept child sexual abuse material in two Los Angeles-area storage units he rented, including sexually explicit photographs said to depict himself with prepubescent girls. FBI agents executing court-authorized search warrants searched both units and seized approximately 78 items, including slides, 35mm film negatives and books. Prosecutors say Markle had rented the two units since 2008, keeping them for nearly two decades through auto-payments as recent as last month.

“Mr. Markle is accused of possessing child sexual abuse material, including photographs depicting himself with minor girls. These allegations are extremely serious, and we will prosecute Mr. Markle to the fullest extent of federal law,” said Bill Essayli, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. FBI Director Kash Patel also issued a statement on the arrest.

Markle made his initial appearance the same day in U.S. District Court in Tampa, in the Middle District of Florida. A federal magistrate judge ordered him released on home detention with electronic monitoring, restricting his travel to the Middle District of Florida and the Central District of California. He has not entered a plea, and his arraignment in California is not expected for several weeks.

The case grew out of an investigation in the Philippines. According to the complaint and multiple news reports, Markle's son, Thomas Markle Jr., told authorities he had found a large collection of suspected child sexual abuse images at his father's home in Cebu and reported it to police; the Philippine Department of Justice's child abuse unit said the matter is under investigation. Markle lived in Cebu in 2025 and returned to the United States in May of that year for medical care. Florida local media reported that Markle has denied the allegations.

Markle, a retired television lighting director, has been estranged from Meghan for years and did not attend her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry. Meghan's side offered no comment on the arrest. A criminal complaint is merely an allegation, and Markle is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

来源：美国司法部

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