梅根·马克尔的疏远父亲据报道已被转移至一家专门的痴呆症护理机构，这引发了担忧，即调查人员可能无法就涉及儿童性虐待材料的指控对其进行询问。
Meghan Markle’s estranged father has reportedly been moved into a specialist dementia care facility, raising concerns that investigators may be unable to question him over allegations involving child sexual abuse material.
82岁的托马斯·马克尔（Thomas Markle Snr）于周五被转移至佛罗里达州的一家记忆护理机构，当时当局正在调查在菲律宾和墨西哥发现的两起与其财物有关的涉嫌儿童虐待材料案件。此举可能会使联邦调查局（FBI）的调查复杂化，法律专家警告称，他据报的痴呆症诊断可能会阻止他接受正式访谈。
Thomas Markle Snr, 82, was transferred to a memory care facility in Florida on Friday, as authorities investigate two separate discoveries of alleged child abuse material linked to his belongings in the Philippines and Mexico. The move could complicate an FBI investigation, with legal experts warning his reported dementia diagnosis may prevent him from being formally interviewed.
曾代表已定罪性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦（Jeffrey Epstein）受害者的佛罗里达州律师斯宾塞·库文（Spencer Kuvin）表示，调查人员可能面临重大的法律障碍。他对《太阳报》（The Sun）表示：“你不能直接闯进记忆护理机构进行访谈。任何称职的律师都能让该访谈被判定无效，联邦调查局也清楚这一点。”
Florida lawyer Spencer Kuvin, who has represented victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, said investigators could face significant legal obstacles. “You can’t just barge into a memory care facility and conduct an interview,” he told The Sun. “Any decent lawyer would be able to get that interview struck and the FBI know that.”
这一事态发展发生在马克尔先生的儿子小托马斯·马克尔（Thomas Markle Jnr）据报向菲律宾警方移交了电子设备和其他财物之后，此前他据称在这些物品中发现了令人不安的材料。这些物品包括电脑、手机、存储卡和DVD，目前正由当局进行检查。
The development comes after Mr Markle’s son, Thomas Markle Jnr, reportedly handed over electronic devices and other belongings to police in the Philippines after allegedly discovering disturbing material. The items, which included computers, phones, memory cards and DVDs, are now being examined by authorities.
据《每日邮报》（Daily Mail）报道，随后在马克尔先生位于墨西哥罗萨里托（Rosarito）的前住所附近的一个储物单元中，又发现了第二批涉嫌儿童虐待材料。据报道，警方在搜查该房产时查获了电脑、录像带、照片和其他物品。
A second collection of alleged child abuse material was subsequently discovered in a storage unit near Mr Markle’s former home in Rosarito, Mexico, according to the Daily Mail. Police reportedly seized computers, videotapes, photographs and other items during a search of the property.
马克尔先生强烈否认有任何不法行为。“我不是恋童癖者。我从未对儿童做过任何坏事。从未，”他此前曾对《太阳报》表示。他在接受《每日邮报》采访时也将这些指控斥为“一堆谎言”，声称自己遭到了陷害。
Mr Markle has strongly denied any wrongdoing. “I’m not a paedophile. I’ve never done anything bad to a child. Never,” he previously told The Sun. He also dismissed the allegations as a “bunch of lies” in comments to the Daily Mail, claiming he was being framed.
库文警告称，马克尔先生据报的认知能力下降可能会使调查人员难以获得法庭可采信的陈述。
Mr Kuvin warned that Mr Markle’s reported cognitive decline could make it difficult for investigators to obtain statements admissible in court.
“如果有人被诊断患有痴呆症或记忆缺陷，那么这会使其无法知情地放弃权利，”他说。“需要有一份独立的医学意见，证明他有能力接受讯问，并且必须有一名法官批准他具备陈述的能力。” 马克尔近年来经历了严重的健康问题，包括2022年的中风，以及2025年底因血栓导致左腿截肢。 马克尔与女儿梅根、萨塞克斯公爵夫人已疏远多年。 据报道，与涉嫌材料有关的指控均未针对马克尔提出。
“If someone has been diagnosed with dementia or a memory deficit then that prevents them from knowingly waiving their rights,” he said. “There would need to be an independent medical opinion that he is able to be interviewed and there has to be a judge who signs off on the ability for him to speak.”Mr Markle has experienced significant health problems in recent years, including a stroke in 2022 and the amputation of his left leg following a blood clot in late 2025. Mr Markle has been estranged from his daughter Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, for several years. No charges against Mr Markle have been reported in connection with the alleged material.
