Meghan's father Thomas Markle appears in court over child sex abuse material

Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has appeared in court after being charged over possession of child sex abuse material.

Markle was arrested on a federal complaint alleging he held images that show child sex abuse, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) said.

The 82-year-old was arrested in Florida after the FBI searched two Los Angeles-area storage units he rented for almost 20 years.

He is charged with one count of possessing indecent images of children, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) said. Markle has previously denied allegations of possessing images of child sex abuse, calling them "sick lies".