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Meghan Markle said Friday that she was “deeply disturbed” by the child porn allegations against her dad — revealing that a similar complaint was made eight years ago, explaining why she cut him off from her family.
“I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed,” Markle told The Post in a statement soon after news broke that her dad, Thomas Markle Sr., was being investigated in the Philippines.
“In 2018, a letter was sent to [London’s] Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection. That letter was subsequently shared with me,” she said.
“It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated.
“I hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications’ distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children was for one reason: to protect them.
“I trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families.
“Although the breadth of what has now been uncovered is more sickening than one could ever imagine, my sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served and that the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children.”
The supposed hoard was uncovered by Meghan’s half-brother Thomas Markle Jr., who is said to have found “hundreds if not thousands” of images in four boxes in Markle Sr.’s home in Cebu, the Philippines.
Markle Jr., 60, then reported his father to the authorities – and also contacted the FBI who plan to launch their own investigation into Markle Sr., who is currently living in the US, the outlet reported.
Markle Sr. has vehemently denied possessing such images, branding the claims as “sick lies.” Meghan’s half-sister, Samantha Markle, told the Mail the allegations leveled against her father are “unsubstantiated.”