Meghan Markle has finally addressed the shocking new allegation against her estranged dad, Thomas Markle Sr in official statement.
The Duchess of Sussex is "deeply depressed" with the news that her dad is under investigation after his son, Thomas Jr. reported him to the authorities for keeping "hundreds" of child sexual abuse videos and photos.
"I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed," noted Meghan as she broke her silence over the new scandal.
She continued, "In 2018, a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection. That letter was subsequently shared with me."
"It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated," added the Duchess of Sussex.
The wife of Prince Harry - who has not been in contact with her dad since past eight years, further noted, "I hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications’ distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children, was for one reason: to protect them."
"I trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families," added the former Suits actress.
Before concluding the duchess clarigied that "Although the breadth of what has now been uncovered is more sickening than one could ever imagine, my sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served and that the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children."
Thomas Markle Jr. allegation against his dad
As reported by The Sun, Meghan's half-brother has claimed that a large stock of child pornographic material including videos of girls between 10 and 11 years old doing sexual acts.
He also claimed that "His desktop was full of row-upon-row of thumbnail pictures linking to the most sickening child abuse imaginable."
Meghan Markle's dad is currently under investigation by Philipines' authorities - which has also seized the sexual abuse content for forensic.
