\u201cI 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,\u201d Meghan said in a statement to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n
She also addressed the letter sent to the Metropolitan Police Service\u2019s Royal and Specialist Protection unit.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2018, a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection. That letter was subsequently shared with me. It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tMore on Crime<\/button>More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nMeghan went on to say that she has not had a relationship with her father to protect her children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications\u2019 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,\u201d Meghan said. \u201cI trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough 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,\u201d her statement concluded.<\/p>\n
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Thomas Markle Sr., 82, was living in the Philippines earlier this year when he suffered a stroke and had his left leg amputated. That forced him to return to the U.S., The Associated Press reports.<\/p>\n
The Sun alleged that Meghan\u2019s half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., had recently found \u201chundreds, if not thousands\u201d of child sex abuse images in boxes at his father\u2019s home in the Philippine city of Cebu when he was clearing out the property.<\/p>\n
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He told the newspaper that he reported the alleged images to police in the Philippines.<\/p>\n
Markle Jr., 60, told the outlet that he contacted FBI investigators in the U.S. who are reportedly set to launch their own probe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe FBI is aware of the allegations and will provide support, as appropriate, to the Philippine authorities. We will also investigate any related allegations of federal violations of U.S. law,\u201d an FBI spokesperson told Global News.<\/p>\n
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