Mr markle child images?

I find it hard to believe she would wait until he died to speak on it. I know it's hard to admit you are a victim, but given the work she's done supporting young women over the years, I could see her being a great advocate for CSA victims. I can't see her not using it as an opportunity for the greater good.

That's like saying she can play the victim again if she got hit by a car and died.

Who is dead?
TM isn't

Yep, yet somehow she’s a horrid person for keeping her distance from them…

Dan Wootton is claiming Thomas Markle Jnr spent the money she raised and when his dad found out he cut him off financially, so that's when the CSA allegations emerged. The family have told DW a "bad actor" has tampered with TM Snr's belongings.

Ughh knew someone would blame a woman for a vile man.

No, it is not her fault and she is not to be held accountable for her dad’s behaviour.

Stop blaming women for what men do.

Just for information. California has Mandated Reporters.

California Code, PEN 11165.7.

If anyone fits into any of the categories and does not report suspected child abuse, it is an offense.

Lots of US states have this. I only know about it from following Flat Earth debates. A flat earther accused his opponent a being a pedophile, as flat earthers sometimes do when losing a debate (as they always do). But the person he accused was a mandated reporter, and by law, he had to report the accusation to the police.

I am just posting this for information.

How do you know she didn’t?

So women are exempt from reporting crime unless it’s committed by another woman?

The awful Dan Wooton and Lady C have pretended for strategic reasons to support him - be interesting to see their twisted take on this. The Markles as a soap opera never seem to disappoint in producing acres of newsprint and comment. Poor Harry and Meghan they didn't choose this clusterf&ck - indeed they have tried their best to put distance - how awful on so many levels.

Hang on, are you saying if someone close to Thomas Snr knew what he was doing with the downloaded images and hadn't reported it, they could be in trouble with the law? Like, they could be arrested and charged for an offence?

So… they might want to leave the country to avoid arrest?

No. I’ve said we need clarification as that statement doesn’t put her in a good light and we don’t even know if it’s come from her camp, that isn’t blaming women. This isn’t about the Royal Family versus Meghan and Harry, it is much more serious than that.

That seems to be relevant to people in authority have a statutory duty to report actual abuse - at the moment the allegation is Markle Snr possessed CSAM.

Why do we need clarifications from her about her dad’s behaviour? Why has she got anything to do with it?

But that’s not what’s being said.

If she knew, she should have reported it. But at the moment there is no suggestion she knew. Yet she is being held accountable for it.

A lot of victims don’t come forward until the perpetrator/s are dead. Look at Jimmy Saville. They fear they won’t be believed and the perpetrator can argue back, threaten legal action etc.

But LCC made it quite obvious that she didn’t quite believe the allegation and Meghan would only come forward after he died so that she could make the allegation and he couldn’t argue back.

I hope it’s not true but this investigation has opened up the suggestion that there’s no smoke without fire. Like I said, it’s a very specific allegation to bring up and the indecent images validate the fact that he may be a sexual deviant.

And no, you twisted my post so that it means something completely different just to justify your ridiculous stance.

I haven’t held her accountable. I’ve said we need clarification after that statement,

How has it been twisted?

It seems like a lot of man of a certain age are interested. It is a sick world.
I wondered why him and many men like him choose to live in countries with easy access to children. All these fake charities, helping kids.
More children go missing from these areas when these type of “ volunteers” arrive. Disgusting.

No, we don’t. We’re not owed information.

From the reports circulating, Thomas Markle Jr. claims he discovered suspected child sexual abuse material among stored family possessions in the Philippines and reported it to the authorities, including US agencies.

However, there is a crucial distinction between finding material on devices associated with someone and proving that person downloaded it, knew it was there or committed an offence.

His sister, Samantha Markle, has accused her brother of fabricating the allegations, allegedly for financial gain. She also claims that the computers had been transported from Mexico and stored in the Philippines, outside their father's control for around two years. If that account is accurate, it raises legitimate questions about who had access to the devices and when.

As far as the publicly reported evidence goes, I have seen no independently verified forensic findings establishing who downloaded or accessed the alleged material, and no reported charges against Thomas Markle Sr.
Of course, Samantha's accusations against her brother are also allegations, not established facts.
The distinction is important: reporting a suspected crime can justify an investigation, but it does not establish guilt. A US prosecution would need admissible evidence supporting the relevant offence, with guilt ultimately proved beyond reasonable doubt.

So, for now, there are serious allegations, a reported investigation and a family dispute over the credibility of the claims. Until the forensic evidence and chain of custody are established, it seems premature to conclude that Thomas Markle Sr. was responsible. It's one hell of a mess.