Meghan's father Mark Thomas cut off an electronic bracelet

Meghan's father, the Duchess of Sussex, Thomas Markle, cut an electronic tracking device from his ankle days after being arrested for possessing material depicting child sexual abuse, authorities said. This is reported by the Ministry of Justice.

The 82-year-old is in custody awaiting a hearing in federal court in Tampa, Florida, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Assailey said. He said the man was detained shortly after he cut off the bracelet at 1:45 a.m.

The arrest on Friday followed the seizure of about 78 items, including slides, negatives and books with such images, that were stored in the Los Angeles area, Assaily said.

Earlier, a judge allowed Markle to be released on bail subject to electronic surveillance and ordered a psychiatric examination by November 20. Meghan said she was deeply upset by reports of the discovery of a collection of such images in her father's former home.

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