跟进：梅根父亲托马斯·马克尔被联邦起诉 坦帕出庭后居家监禁、法院下令精神鉴定

美国司法部 11 月 6 日宣布，萨塞克斯公爵夫人梅根的父亲托马斯·马克尔已被联邦起诉，罪名是一项持有儿童色情物品罪。82 岁的马克尔当天在佛罗里达州北莱克兰的一处长者照护机构被联邦调查局逮捕，随后在坦帕的佛罗里达州中区联邦法院出庭。

加州中区联邦检察官办公室说，联邦调查局在洛杉矶地区的两处储物单元查获约 78 件物品，包括幻灯片、35 毫米胶片底片与书籍；马克尔自 2008 年起租用这两处单元。起诉书称，调查始于今年 10 月有人在马克尔的物品中发现疑似材料并报案。加州中区第一助理联邦检察官比尔·埃塞利说：“这些指控极为严重，我们将依法全力起诉马克尔先生。”

坦帕联邦法院下令马克尔获释，条件为居家监禁与电子监控，活动范围不得超出佛罗里达州中区与加州中区；法院还下令对其进行精神鉴定，以确定其是否能够理解诉讼程序并协助律师。马克尔尚未答辩，他此前否认相关指控。案件将在加州审理，若定罪，最高可判 20 年联邦监禁。起诉不等于定罪，在法庭证明有罪之前，马克尔依法被推定为无罪。

Follow-Up: Thomas Markle Charged Federally; Tampa Court Orders House Arrest and Psychiatric Exam

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday, November 6, that Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has been charged with one federal count of possession of child pornography. Markle, 82, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation at a senior living facility in North Lakeland, Florida, and appeared the same day in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Tampa.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California said FBI agents searched two storage units in the Los Angeles area that Markle had rented since 2008 and seized about 78 items, including slides, 35 mm film negatives and books. The investigation began in October after an individual reported finding suspected material among Markle's possessions. "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.

The Tampa court ordered Markle released subject to house arrest and electronic monitoring, and barred him from traveling outside the Middle District of Florida and the Central District of California; the court also ordered a psychiatric examination to determine whether he can understand the proceedings and assist his lawyer. Markle has not yet entered a plea and has previously denied the allegations. The case will proceed in California. If convicted, he faces a maximum statutory sentence of 20 years in federal prison. A charge is an accusation, not a conviction, and Markle is presumed innocent unless proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

来源：美国司法部

发布：GSM·美国（发布链接）

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