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Mexican authorities search warehouse rented by Meghan Markle’s father
Mexican authorities searched a warehouse rented by Meghan Markle’s father as part of an investigation.
The warehouse is in Mexico, and the report did not identify its location more precisely.
The investigation concerns the storage of images of child sexual abuse.
The authorities’ search was part of that inquiry, not an announcement of a finding.
The available information does not say whether any images were found or whether anyone was charged.
The investigation is ongoing, and no further steps were specified.
Mexican authorities searched a storage unit rented by Thomas Markle, Meghan Markle’s father, in Tijuana as part of an investigation into alleged child sexual abuse material.
The Baja California state prosecutor’s office said officers found magazines and seized computer equipment, while the materials had not yet been reviewed under legal procedures.
The search took place late on October 31 at unit 22 in the Residencial San Marino storage facility.
Authorities said the investigation followed an anonymous report; a British newspaper had also reported finding material in the unit before the search.
Markle, 82, faces a separate investigation in the Philippines and has denied the allegations, according to El Economista MX.
- Who
- Mexican state investigators searched a unit rented by Thomas Markle, Meghan Markle’s father.
- What
- They searched the unit during an investigation into alleged storage of child sexual abuse material.
- When
- Late on October 31, shortly before midnight.
- Where
- Unit 22 at the Residencial San Marino storage facility in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
- Why
- The Baja California prosecutor’s office said it received an anonymous report about alleged material in the unit.
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El Economista MX said the case came to light when Thomas Markle Jr. reported his father to police in the Philippines.
Infobae reported that Daily Mail reporters visited unit 22 and found material, which they later reported to authorities.
State investigators entered and searched unit 22 under a court order.
Mexican authorities’ search was reported to AFP, according to El Economista MX and UOL.
- Suspect
- Thomas Markle, 82
- Search location
- Unit 22, Residencial San Marino, Tijuana
- Search date
- Late October 31
- Items reported found
- Magazines and VHS videos, according to Infobae
- Computer equipment
- Seized and being transferred to the federal prosecutor’s office, according to El Economista MX
- Rental payments
- The unit’s owner said Markle had stopped paying rent in 2024, according to El Economista MX
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