Thomas Markle Sr., the father of Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, had the ankle monitor that was placed on him after his arrest for child sexual‑abuse‑material charges removed, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
The Justice Department confirmed that the monitoring device was cut off following the arrest, but did not provide additional details about the timing of the removal or any subsequent legal steps.
Markle Sr. has been a public figure since his daughter’s marriage into the British royal family, and he was previously photographed during a photo shoot in San Diego in August 2018.
The DOJ statement did not elaborate on the conditions that led to the removal of the monitor, and no further information about court proceedings or potential sentencing has been released.
Authorities have not commented further, and the case remains under investigation as it moves through the legal system.
<small>Source: Yahoo News — read the original story there.</small>