Meghan’s father jailed without bond after allegedly cutting off ankle tag

VIA SKY NEWS ON X:

Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has been ordered jailed without bond after being accused of cutting off the electronic ankle tag monitoring him under house arrest, Sky News reports.

The 82-year-old was charged days earlier with one count of possessing child sexual abuse material, after authorities seized about 78 items from storage in the Los Angeles area, according to Essayli. A judge had released him on bail last Friday on condition that he be electronically monitored.

Markle has denied ever possessing child abuse imagery, calling the allegations “sick lies.” If convicted, he would face at least 20 years in federal prison.