乔纳森·海德报道据称属于梅根·马克尔父亲的儿童性虐待图片，据报道已在他位于菲律宾的原住所中被发现。
Images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to Meghan Markle's father had reportedly been found in his former home in the Philippines.
菲律宾警方已获得搜查令，可检查从萨塞克斯公爵夫人的父亲托马斯·马克尔原住所查获的设备。
By Jonathan Head Philippine police have obtained a warrant to examine devices seized from the former home of Thomas Markle, father of the Duchess of Sussex.
本月早些时候，有报道称，在菲律宾的这处房产中发现了数百张据称属于现年82岁的老托马斯·马克尔的儿童性虐待图片。
Earlier this month, it was reported that hundreds of images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to Thomas Markle Sr., 82, had been found at the property in the Philippines.
上周，梅根·马克尔同父异母的哥哥小托马斯·马克尔将四箱物品（包括电脑、手机、硬盘和旧录像带）交给了警方。不过，宿务的警官需要获得法院搜查令才能检查这些物品。
Four boxes of material, including computers, phones, hard drives and old videotapes, were handed to police by Meghan Markle's half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., last week. However, officers in Cebu needed a court warrant before they could examine the items.
老托马斯·马克尔目前在美国，他强烈否认儿子提出的指控，称之为“病态的谎言”。
Thomas Markle Sr., who is now in the US, has strongly denied the allegations made by his son, describing them as "sick lies".
宿务地区检察官格雷姆·埃尔米多告诉英国广播公司，小托马斯·马克尔“坚持”此案应受到调查，并认为父亲“必须为此负责”。
Cebu Regional Prosecutor Graeme Elmido told the BBC that Thomas Markle Jr. was "adamant" that the case should be investigated, and that he felt his father "has to answer for it".
上周，《星期日太阳报》报道称，老托马斯·马克尔的前妻罗斯琳·洛夫莱斯曾就2019年的指控向伦敦警察厅致函，当时这份信函也被分享给了萨塞克斯公爵和公爵夫人。
Last week, the Sun on Sunday reported that Thomas Markle Sr.'s ex-wife, Roslyn Loveless, had sent a letter to the Metropolitan Police about the 2019 allegations, which was shared with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the time.
洛夫莱斯现已去世，她是梅根·马克尔两个同父异母兄弟姐妹的母亲。她于1975年与老托马斯·马克尔离婚，之后老托马斯·马克尔才迎娶了公爵夫人的母亲。
Loveless, who has since died, is the mother of Meghan Markle's two half-siblings. She divorced Thomas Markle Sr. in 1975, before he married the Duchess' mother.
自2018年以来，公爵夫人一直与父亲关系疏远。英国广播公司获悉，她去年与父亲断绝了联系，并告诉他，她和当局知道他曾虐待年轻女孩。
The Duchess has been estranged from her father since 2018. The BBC understands she broke contact with him last year, telling him she and the authorities knew he had abused young girls.
梅根·马克尔在周五分享的一份声明中证实了这封信的存在，并写道：“我深感痛苦……我的心与任何可能受到伤害的儿童同在。”她说，她希望人们能够理解她为何在很大程度上切断了与父亲的联系，并“不让他与我们的孩子接触”。
In a statement shared on Friday, Meghan Markle confirmed the existence of the letter and wrote: "I am deeply distressed... my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed." She said she hoped it could be understood why she had largely cut off contact from her father and did "not allow him to have contact with our children".
托马斯·马克尔二世在接受《太阳报》采访时，也向梅根·马克尔道歉，为当初在两人长期疏远期间站在父亲一边一事表示歉意，并称自己“过去九年一直在保护错的人”。
Speaking to the Sun, Thomas Markle Jr. also apologised to Meghan Markle for initially siding with her father during their long-running estrangement, and said he had "been protecting the wrong person for the past nine years".
托马斯·马克尔一世去年中风数次后搬到了菲律宾，在宿务居住至5月。
Thomas Markle Sr. moved to the Philippines last year after he had a series of strokes, and lived in Cebu until May.
据报道，他目前住在佛罗里达州的一家康复中心，因腿部截肢正在学习重新行走。
He is reportedly now living in a Florida rehabilitation centre learning to walk again after having his leg amputated.
警方表示，在确定相关材料是如何获取的之前，无法考虑提出任何刑事指控。
The police say they must identify how the material was obtained before they can consider any criminal charges.
活动人士称宿务是儿童性剥削的已知热点地区，当地当局表示对此类指控非常重视。
Campaigners describe Cebu as a known hotspot for the sexual exploitation of children, and the authorities here say they take any such allegations very seriously.