梅根·马克尔的父亲托马斯·马克尔（Thomas Markle Sr.）周五上午在佛罗里达州被联邦探员逮捕，罪名涉及儿童性虐待材料。
Meghan Markle’s father was arrested Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material.
根据联邦调查局（FBI）的说法，马克尔被指控在洛杉矶地区租用了近二十年的两个储物单元内，保存儿童性虐待材料，包括他与青春期前女童的性露骨照片。
Thomas Markle Sr. was arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he kept child sexual abuse material, including sexually explicit photographs of himself with prepubescent girls, in two Los Angeles-area storage units he rented for nearly two decades, according to the FBI.
马克尔被控一项持有儿童色情制品罪，预计将于周五在佛罗里达中区坦帕的美国联邦地区法院进行首次提讯。
Markle Sr. is charged with one count of possession of child pornography and expected to make his initial appearance Friday in United States District Court in the Middle District of Florida in Tampa.
“马克尔先生被指控持有儿童性虐待材料，包括描绘他与未成年女童的照片，”第一助理美国检察官比尔·埃萨伊利（Bill Essayli）表示。“这些指控极其严重，我们将依据联邦法律对马克尔先生进行最严厉的起诉。”
“Mr. Markle is accused of possessing child sexual abuse material, including photographs depicting himself with minor girls,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli. “These allegations are extremely serious, and we will prosecute Mr. Markle to the fullest extent of federal law.”
FBI局长卡什·帕特尔（Kash Patel）表示，调查显示马克尔“持有儿童性虐待材料”。“马克尔据称以无辜儿童为目标，试图通过其犯罪行为夺走他们的纯真。在与司法部合作伙伴的配合下，我们的探员迅速行动，确定并找到了这些露骨材料，并在佛罗里达州逮捕了马克尔。FBI将动用我们拥有的每一项资源来保护无辜儿童——任何以儿童为猎物的掠食者，在这个国家或他们试图藏身的任何地方，都将没有一丝安全庇护所，”帕特尔补充道。
FBI Director Kash Patel said that an investigation revealed that Markle Sr. was “in possession of child sexual abuse material.”“Mr. Markle allegedly targeted innocent children and sought to steal their innocence through his criminal actions. Working with our Justice Department partners, our agents moved quickly, identified and located the explicit material, and arrested Mr. Markle in Florida. This FBI will use every single resource at our disposal to protect innocent kids – any predator who targets children will have zero safe haven in this country or anywhere they try to hide,” Patel added.
“此案凸显了公众参与的重要性，即使是家庭成员或密友，也要保持警惕，如果掌握他们怀疑可能正在猥亵和剥削儿童的个人的信息，请勇敢站出来举报，”FBI洛杉矶分局主管助理局长帕特里克·格兰迪（Patrick Grandy）表示。
“This case highlights the importance of the involvement of the public, even if it’s a family member or close friend, to be vigilant and speak up if they have information on individuals they suspect may be preying on and exploiting our children,” said Patrick Grandy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office.
FBI 特工搜查了两个登记在 Markle Sr. 名下的储物单元，据 FBI 称，他自 2008 年起在洛杉矶租用这两个单元，最近一次对两个单元的付款均于上个月通过自动扣款完成。在单元内，特工查获了约 78 件物品，包括幻灯片、胶片底片和书籍，这些物品内含疑似儿童性虐待材料。
FBI special agents searched two storage units registered to Markle Sr., who has rented the units in Los Angeles since 2008, with his most recent payments on both made last month by auto-pay, according to the FBI. Get daily National news Inside the units, agents seized approximately 78 items, including slides, film negatives, and books that contained suspected child sexual abuse material.
据 FBI 称，如果罪名成立，Markle Sr. 将面临最高 20 年联邦监禁的法定最高刑期。
If convicted, Markle Sr. would face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison, according to the FBI.
Markle Sr. 的被捕发生在英国小报《太阳报》报道之后，该报称梅根的同母异父哥哥声称在清理他们在菲律宾的父亲住所时发现了相关图片。
Markle Sr.’s arrest comes after The Sun, a British tabloid newspaper, reported that Meghan’s half-brother allegedly found images while cleaning out the home of their father in the Philippines.
梅根的父亲在给《每日邮报》的一份声明中否认了针对他的指控，他说：“我感到震惊、受伤，非常难过，我的儿子竟然对我提出这些指控。”“我绝不可能做我被指控的那些事。这是任何人能指控我的最恶劣的事，”他补充道。
Meghan’s father denied the allegations against him in a statement to the Daily Mail, saying, “I’m shocked, I’m hurt and I’m very upset that my son is making these accusations against me.”“I could never do what I’m being accused of. It’s the worst thing anyone could accuse me of,” he added.
萨塞克斯公爵夫人表示，她对在其疏远的父亲前住所发现儿童性虐待图片收藏的指控感到“极度痛苦”。
The Duchess of Sussex said she was “deeply distressed” by allegations that a collection of child sexual abuse images had been found at her estranged father’s former home.
梅根在给美联社的一份声明中说：“对于过去 24 小时曝光的消息，我深感痛苦，我的心与任何可能受到伤害的孩子同在。”她还提到了一封发送给伦敦警察厅皇家与专业保护部门的信。
“I 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,” Meghan said in a statement to The Associated Press. She also addressed a letter sent to the Metropolitan Police Service’s Royal and Specialist Protection unit.
她继续说道：“2018 年，一封信被发送给伦敦警察厅和皇家与专业保护部门。这封信随后被分享给我。信中对我的父亲提出了令人不安和不寒而栗的指控，我得到保证这些指控正在接受调查。”
“In 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,” she continued.
梅根接着说，为了保护她的孩子——7 岁的阿奇王子和 5 岁的莉莉贝特公主，她一直没有与父亲保持关系。
Meghan 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.
梅根表示：“我希望现在能被理解的是，尽管某些媒体多年来的扭曲报道，我与父亲保持距离、以及我选择不让他与我们的孩子接触，只有一个原因：为了保护他们。我相信当局也在为其他家庭做同样的事。”“尽管如今揭露的广度比人们所能想象的更令人作呕，但我最真诚的希望是正义能得到彻底伸张，且优先事项始终是无辜儿童的安全与保护。”她的声明总结道。
“I hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications’ 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,” Meghan said. “I trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families.”
据美联社报道，现年82岁的托马斯·马克尔（Thomas Markle Sr.）今年早些时候居住在菲律宾，当时他中风并截去了左腿。这迫使他返回美国。
“Although 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,” her statement concluded. Thomas Markle Sr., 82, was living in the Philippines earlier this year when he suffered a stroke and had his left leg amputated.
父母因婴儿营养不良、脱水死亡被起诉：埃德蒙顿警方 被吊销执照的前曼尼托巴法学院院长在法国上诉法院引渡抗争中败诉 多伦多女子前男友因在她遇害前袭击她被起诉 中国国有企业徐工集团官员因涉嫌欺诈案面临刑事指控 《太阳报》指称，梅根的同父异母哥哥托马斯·马克尔二世（Thomas Markle Jr.）最近在菲律宾宿务市父亲的家中清理房产时，在箱子里发现了“数百张，甚至数千张”儿童性虐待图像。他告诉该报，他已向菲律宾警方举报了这些涉嫌图像。
That forced him to return to the U.S., The Associated Press reports. Parents charged after baby dies of malnutrition, dehydration: Edmonton police Disbarred former Manitoba law dean loses extradition fight in French Appeal Court Toronto woman’s ex-boyfriend charged with assaulting her before she was killed Chinese state-owned XCMG official facing criminal charges in alleged fraud case The Sun alleged that Meghan’s half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., had recently found “hundreds, if not thousands” of child sex abuse images in boxes at his father’s home in the Philippine city of Cebu when he was clearing out the property.
马克尔二世（现年60岁）告诉该媒体，他已联系美国联邦调查局（FBI）的调查人员，据称后者将启动自己的调查。
He told the newspaper that he reported the alleged images to police in the Philippines.
“FBI知悉这些指控，并将视情况向菲律宾当局提供支持。我们也将调查任何涉嫌违反美国联邦法律的相关指控。”FBI发言人10月告诉环球新闻网。
Markle Jr., 60, told the outlet that he contacted FBI investigators in the U.S. who are reportedly set to launch their own probe. “The 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,” an FBI spokesperson told Global News in October.
上周，英国警方表示，将把关于梅根父亲的指控移交海外执法机构，此前的审查发现，这些指控在2019年首次收到时并未转交给其他机构。
Last week, British police said they would refer allegations about Meghan’s father to overseas law enforcement agencies, after a review found the claims had not been passed to other authorities when they were first received in 2019.
伦敦大都会警察局表示，2019年1月收到一封信，信中作者称“写信是为了提出与萨塞克斯公爵夫人安全有关的担忧”。大都会警察局在一份新闻稿中说：“虽然信中并未实际包含任何具体涉及安全事务的信息，但确实包含许多关于英国境外涉嫌犯罪的指控。”
London’s Metropolitan Police said it had received a letter in January 2019 in which the author said they “were writing to raise concerns relating to the security of the Duchess of Sussex.”“While the letter did not actually contain any information specifically related to security matters, it did contain a number of claims about alleged offending outside the United Kingdom,” the Metropolitan police said in a news release.
大都会警察局保护指挥官亚当·斯洛内基说：“这封信经过评估后，随后被转交给萨塞克斯公爵和公爵夫人办公室以供知悉。信中指控的细节未与其他执法机构共享。”
“The letter was assessed and subsequently passed to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their awareness. The details of the allegations in the letter were not shared with other law enforcement agencies,” said Metropolitan Police’s Protection Commander Adam Slonecki.
斯洛内基说，内部审查导致此事被移交警方监察机构，目前警方正将这些指控与海外机构共享。
Slonecki said that an internal review had led to the matter being referred to the police watchdog and that the force was now sharing the allegations with overseas authorities.
斯洛内基说：“近期，大都会警察局专业标准局对我们在2019年收到信件后的行动进行了初步审查。”
“In recent days, the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards has carried out an initial review into our actions following receipt of the letter in 2019,” Slonecki said.
他说：“根据该审查，已自愿向警察行为独立办公室（IOPC）作出移交，涉及不通知其他执法机构以及将信件转交萨塞克斯公爵和公爵夫人办公室的决定。”
“Following that review, a voluntary referral has been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) in respect of the decision not to inform other law enforcement agencies and the decision to pass the letter to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex,” he said.
斯洛内基补充说：“此外，我们打算就信中包含的指控向相关海外执法机构作出若干移交。该过程正在进行中，将在未来几天内完成。”——路透社和美联社供稿
“In addition, it is our intention to make a number of referrals to relevant overseas law enforcement agencies in relation to the allegations contained within the letter. That process is underway and will be completed in the coming days,” Slonecki added. —With files from Reuters and The Associated Press