Meghan Markle’s father cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet and risks being detained
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Thomas Markle cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet while under house arrest. The prosecution is asking for him to be taken into custody until trial in the child pornography case.
Thomas Markle faces imprisonment after removing the electronic ankle monitor intended to track his movements while he was under house arrest. Sky News reported this, citing the prosecutor, according to UNN.
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Bill Essayli, the first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, said that Markle — the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex — "cut off the monitor" at 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
The prosecution said it would ask the court to revoke the conditions of Markle's release and detain him pending trial in the case in which he is accused of possessing material depicting the sexual abuse of children.
Mr. Essayli stated: "Conditions of release are court orders, not recommendations. We are asking the court to revoke his release and detain him until the trial begins; we will continue to seek to hold him fully accountable to the extent provided by law."
According to Sky News, a court hearing is scheduled to take place in the United States on Tuesday to consider the matter.
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The father of the Duchess of Sussex appeared in court last Friday after he was arrested and charged with possessing material depicting the sexual abuse of children.
The 82-year-old man was photographed in handcuffs and a wheelchair as FBI agents escorted him from a nursing home.
He took part in a brief court hearing in Tampa, Florida, where he was charged with one count of "possession of child pornography."