Thomas Markle detained after cutting off electronic tag

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The Duchess of Sussex's father is back in custody for cutting off his electronic tag just days after his arrest for possessing child sex abuse material, including images of himself with naked young girls.

The Duchess of Sussex’s father is back in custody for cutting off his electronic tag just days after his arrest for possessing child sex abuse material, including images of himself with naked young girls.

Thomas Markle Sr was released on bail by a judge on Friday subject to him being placed under house arrest and wearing a location monitoring device.

But writing on X, first assistant US attorney Bill Essayli said: "Four days ago, a federal judge allowed Mr Markle to remain out of custody pending trial.

"We are asking the court to revoke his release and detain him pending trial, and we will continue to prosecute this case to the fullest extent of the law."

US Magistrate Judge Lindsay Saxe Griffin of the Middle District of Florida subsequently ordered Mr Markle to be held in custody.

Mr Markle Snr was arrested by FBI agents after they seized a haul of material from two Los Angeles storage units he rented for nearly two decades.

He came under investigation after he was reported to police in the Philippines and the FBI last month by his son, Thomas Markle Jr, who allegedly found illegal images in his father’s belongings in Cebu City.

Mr Markle Jr told The Sun newspaper he had tipped off the authorities about the LA storage facilities.

Acting on warrants, the FBI searched the units registered to Mr Markle Sr, which he had rented since 2008, with his most recent payments on both made last month by auto-pay.

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