
梅根·马克尔和哈里王子周二在其父亲因涉嫌持有儿童性虐待图像被捕后,首次公开露面。
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made their first public appearance on Tuesday since her father’s arrest on suspicion of possessing images of child sexual abuse.
哈里王子在布鲁塞尔欧洲议会出席一座纪念碑的揭幕仪式并发表讲话,该纪念碑旨在悼念因在社交媒体上遭受伤害而死亡的儿童。他在讲话中敦促科技公司在涉及儿童的问题上更加透明。
Harry urged tech companies to be more transparent about issues involving children as he spoke at the European Parliament in Brussels during the opening of a memorial to children who have died as the result of harm suffered on social media.
这座名为“失落的屏幕纪念碑”的装置,由多部放大版的智能手机复制品组成,每部手机的主屏幕上都显示着一名儿童的照片。
The Lost Screen Memorial features replicas of oversized smartphones with the photo of a child on each home screen.
一位了解梅根想法的人士告诉美联社,梅根原定与哈里同台发言,但因她在“情感上不够坚强”而退出。梅根仍陪同丈夫出席了活动,两人被拍到抵达欧洲议会。
The Duchess of Sussex was originally scheduled to speak alongside Harry but withdrew because she was not “strong enough emotionally,” a person familiar with her reasoning told The Associated Press. Meghan still accompanied her husband to the event and they were photographed arriving at the European Parliament.
哈里王子在演讲时显得情绪激动,他告诫社交媒体公司,避免向儿童展示他们自己孩子都不会看的内容。
During his speech, Harry appeared emotional as he told social media companies to avoid showing children content they would not show their own children.
他说:“我不是以专家或政治家的身份站在这里。我是以父亲的身份,我妻子是以母亲的身份,我们作为一对夫妇,站在桑德拉、梅根和休厄尔等父母身边——他们分别来自纽约、洛杉矶、日内瓦,现在又来到布鲁塞尔。这些父母从未想过,自己会有理由站在这样的房间里。”他此话指的是那些认为自家孩子因网络伤害而死亡的父母。
他还要求这些公司,对寻求访问孩子智能手机和社交媒体账户以了解其网上活动的父母,提供更多帮助。
Get daily National news“I’m not here as an expert or a politician. I’m here as a father, my wife, as a mother and together, as a couple who stand alongside parents like Sandra, Megan and Sewell — in New York, Los Angeles, Geneva and now Brussels. Parents who never imagined they would have a reason to be in rooms like this,” he said, as he made reference to parents who believe their children have died as a result of online harm. He also told the companies to be more helpful to parents who are seeking access to their children’s smartphones and social media accounts to help them understand what they were doing online.
“许多父母即使孩子自杀身亡,也不得不等待数年——有些案例长达八年——才能获取孩子的手机,”哈里说。“由于公司的隐私政策,父母无法查明孩子的死因。这不对劲。” 此次布鲁塞尔之行发生在马克尔的父亲周五上午在佛罗里达州被联邦特工以涉及儿童性虐待材料的指控逮捕之后。
“For many parents, even though their child killed themselves, they’ve had to wait years – in some instances, eight years – to get access to their child’s phone,” Harry said. “Because of the company’s privacy policies, the parents were blocked from finding out how their child died. That cannot be right.”The trip to Brussels comes after Markle’s father was arrested Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material.
据联邦调查局称,小托马斯·马克尔因一份联邦刑事起诉书被捕,指控他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,包括他与未发育女童的性露骨照片。
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,并于周五在佛罗里达中区坦帕的美国地区法院进行了首次提讯。
Markle Sr. is charged with one count of possession of child pornography and made his initial appearance Friday in United States District Court in the Middle District of Florida in Tampa.
据美联社报道,在波尔克县被捕后,马克尔在坦帕联邦法院出庭,并获释返回一家养老护理中心,条件是接受电子监控。
After his arrest in Polk County, Markle Sr. appeared in federal court in Tampa and was released back to a senior care center with the condition that he be electronically monitored, according to The Associated Press.
美国联邦治安法官林赛·格里芬还下令进行精神检查,称马克尔可能无法理解诉讼程序或妥善协助其律师。
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsay Griffin also ordered a psychiatric exam, saying Markle Sr. might be unable to understand the proceedings or properly assist his lawyer.
“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·埃塞利说。“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大程度的起诉。”据联邦调查局称,联邦调查局特工搜查了登记在马克尔名下的两个储物单元,他自2008年起在洛杉矶租用这些单元,最近一次对两个单元的付款均是上个月通过自动扣款完成的。
“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 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.
据联邦调查局称,如果罪名成立,马克尔将面临最高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.
马克尔先生被捕前,英国小报《太阳报》报道称,梅根的同母异父哥哥在清理他们父亲位于菲律宾的住所时,据称发现了相关图片。
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,她因有人指控在她疏远的父亲的前住所发现了一批儿童性虐待图片而“深感痛苦”。—— 据美联社报道
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. — With files from the Associated Press