萨塞克斯公爵夫人此前已与父亲托马斯·马克尔断绝联系,并告诉他,他永远见不到她的孩子们。格温·赖特 格林尼治标准时间凌晨12:28联邦调查局已被要求搜查位于美国、属于萨塞克斯公爵夫人父亲的储物箱,以寻找儿童性虐待图像。
The Duchess of Sussex previously broke off contact with Thomas Markle, her father, and told him that he would never meet her children Gwyn Wright 12:28am GMT The FBI has been asked to search storage boxes in the United States belonging to the Duchess of Sussex’s father for child sex abuse images.
托马斯·马克尔小表示,他已向联邦特工通报,其父托马斯·马克尔老在洛杉矶同一地点拥有两个储物单元。
Thomas Markle Jr said he has alerted federal agents to two units on the same site in Los Angeles belonging to his father Thomas Markle Snr.
警方和联邦调查局目前正在调查,马克尔老在菲律宾和墨西哥居住期间是否持有任何儿童虐待图像。
Police and the FBI are already investigating whether Mr Markle Snr was in possession of any child abuse images while living in the Philippines and Mexico.
82岁的马克尔老于2025年1月从墨西哥搬到菲律宾,随后因小腿截肢于5月搬到佛罗里达州。据报道,周五他被转入一家痴呆症患者疗养院。
Mr Markle Sr, 82, moved from Mexico to the Philippines in January 2025 before relocating to Florida in May following the amputation of his lower leg. On Friday, he was reportedly moved into a care home for dementia patients.
周二,有消息称,菲律宾警方在据称属于马克尔老的数字设备上发现了儿童虐待图像。
On Tuesday, it emerged that police in the Philippines had found child abuse images on digital devices allegedly belonging to Mr Markle Sr.
菲律宾警方获得搜查令,检查从托马斯·马克尔前住所缴获的设备。 储物单元,此举是针对涉嫌儿童性虐待材料调查的一部分。
Philippine police obtained a warrant to examine devices seized from the former home of Thomas Markle Credit PNP WCPC In a separate development, the authorities in Mexico confirmed they had raided a storage unit previously rented by Mr Markle Sr, as part of an investigation into alleged child sex abuse material.
托马斯小告诉《太阳报》:“我父亲多年前就告诉我这两个储物单元。他租了大约15年。
Thomas Jnr told The Sun: “My father told me about the two units years ago. He’s had them for about 15 years.
“一个塞满了梅根的旧家具。另一个装满了箱子、书籍、照片、他好莱坞职业生涯的纪念品、梅根大学时期的物品,还有天知道还有什么。
“One is stuffed to the brim with Meghan’s old furniture. The other is packed with boxes, books, photos, mementoes for his career in Hollywood, stuff from Meghan’s college days and God knows what else.
“那里有东西,这是我的直觉,我不敢想联邦调查局可能会发现什么。”据该报报道,托马斯小在菲律宾科尔多瓦的家中接受采访,此次采访是通过微软团队进行的一场国际多机构会议的一部分。
“There’s something there, that’s my gut feeling, I dread to think what the FBI might find.”Mr Markle Jnr was interviewed at his home in Cordova, Philippines, as part of an international, multi-agency meeting over Microsoft Teams, according to the newspaper.
他向一名位于佛罗里达州的联邦调查局特工和一名专门处理儿童性虐待案件的特工提供了陈述。
He gave his statement to an FBI agent based in Florida and an agent who specialises in child sex abuse cases.
托马斯·马克尔已被转至一家痴呆症患者护理院GC Images 一名美国助理检察官、一名驻菲律宾的FBI法律参赞以及该国国家警察(PNP)的众多高级警官也被称在通话中。
Thomas Markle has been moved to a care home for dementia patients GC Images An Assistant US attorney, an FBI legal attache in the Philippines and numerous senior officers in its National Police (PNP) were also said to be on the call.
小马克尔补充道:“我记得我们住在墨西哥时,他说他需要去洛杉矶的储物单位。
Mr Markle Jnr added: “I remember when we lived in Mexico he’d say he needed to travel to LA to his storage units.
“我们试过好几次,但他每次都取消。那时我从没真正在意过。我父亲在那座城市住了很多年,所以可能有很多年前的东西。
“We tried to do this several times but he cancelled every time. At that point I never really thought anything of it. My dad lived in the city for many years so there could be stuff dating back years.
“几位家人提出帮他收拾东西打包,但他说,‘不,不,不’。”他继续说:“我曾和父亲去过一次,但我没进储物单位。
“Several family members offered to collect his stuff and pack it up, but he said, ‘No, no, no’.”He continued: “I did go there once with my dad but I didn’t go inside the unit.
“我待在大厅里,因为他让我等着。有什么这么秘密,他不让其他人进去?我知道他每月自动支付约700美元(520英镑)的两个单位账单,因为收据仍会发邮件给我。
“I stayed in the lobby because he told me to wait. What’s so secretive that he wouldn’t let anyone else access them? I know he gets billed around $700 (£520) for two units every month on auto pay because I still get the receipts emailed to me.
“过去几周很艰难,所以直到在墨西哥发现那些东西后,我才想到要告诉任何人关于储物单位的事。
“It’s been a tough few weeks so it never really entered my mind to tell anyone about the units until the haul was found in Mexico.
“我认为FBI应尽快搜查洛杉矶的储物单位。我越了解父亲,就越深感震惊。”小马克尔说,他已将该设施的地址提供给联邦特工。
“I think it’s important the FBI searches the LA units as soon as possible. The more I’m learning about my dad, the more I am deeply shocked.”Mr Markle Jr said he gave the address for the facility to federal agents.
警方准备检查据称在托马斯·马克尔位于菲律宾的家中发现的箱子 另外,苏格兰场周五确认,已开始将2019年1月马克尔先生前妻罗丝琳·洛夫莱斯寄来的一封信中的指控告知FBI的程序。
Police prepare to examine boxes allegedly found at Thomas Markle’s home in The Philippines Separately, Scotland Yard confirmed on Friday that it had begun the process of alerting the FBI to allegations in a letter sent by Roslyn Loveless, Mr Markle Sr’s first wife, in January 2019.
《每日电讯报》看到的这封信,包含一项具体的儿童性虐待指控,以及马克尔先生告诉她,他去远东是因为“那里12岁是合法的”的说法。
The letter, seen by The Telegraph, included a specific allegation of child sex abuse as well as the claim that Mr Markle Sr had told her he had gone to the Far East “because 12-year-olds are legal there”.
伦敦警察厅已因未对这些指控采取行动,向投诉监督机构自行移交。
The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the complaints watchdog for failing to act on the allegations.
马克尔先生承认在菲律宾付费购买性服务,但强烈否认儿童虐待指控,称自己可能是被“陷害”。他声称身体“状况不佳”,无法返回该国,但坚称愿意“与任何想和我谈话的人交谈”。《每日电讯报》已向联邦调查局寻求置评。
Mr Markle Sr has admitted paying for sex in the Philippines, but has strongly denied the child abuse allegations, suggesting he had been “set up”. He claimed he was “not well enough” to return to the country but insisted he would “speak to anyone who wants to talk to me”. The FBI has been approached for comment by The Telegraph.