The allegations against Mr Markle Sr came to public attention after his son, Thomas Markle Jr, 60, claimed he had stumbled upon what he described as a cache of child sexual abuse material at his father’s residence in Cebu, Philippines.
Authorities in the Philippines have secured a court warrant permitting police to forensically examine the alleged items that Thomas Markle Jr. handed over to them.
Philippine interior minister Jonvic Remulla indicated that the forensic analysis was expected to take around a week, stating that “right now all signs point to a possible sex offender of the grossest kind.”
Markle Sr has strenuously denied all the claims against him. He has dismissed the allegations as “sick lies” and vowed to do “whatever it takes” to clear his name.
