Megan Markle’s father charged with one count of possession of child pornography

TAMPA, Fla. (WWSB) - Megan Markle’s father, 82-year-old Thomas Wayne Markle, of Lakeland, was arrested and charged with one count of possession of child pornography. Markle made his initial appearance today in United States District Court in the Middle District of Florida in Tampa.In Oct., FBI agents said they discovered through a witness that Thomas Markle rented storage units in California that could possibly contain illegal material. Once they secured a search warrant, they seized numerous items.Agents seized approximately 78 items, including slides, film negatives, and books that contained suspected child sexual abuse material. The 35mm film negatives they took were registered to Markle, appeared to contain child pornography, officials said. “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 prosecu