# Meghan Markle's Family Scandal > Reporter Guy Adams praises Meghan's handling of Thomas Markle's child sexual abuse allegations. - Title: Meghan Markle's Family Scandal · Dailymail | Shortify - Summary: Reporter Guy Adams praises Meghan's handling of Thomas Markle's child sexual abuse allegations. - Keywords: meghan markle, thomas markle, child sexual abuse, philippines police, allegations, duchess of sussex, guy adams, deep dive podcast, royals, celebrity, Dailymail - Source: Dailymail — https://dailymail.com/news/royals/article-16245575/Meghan-Markle-father-Thomas-Markle-Philippines-investigation-Guy-Adams-podcast.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss - Published: 2026-10-28T14:15:12+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: meghan markle, thomas markle, child sexual abuse, philippines police, allegations, duchess of sussex, guy adams, deep dive podcast, royals, celebrity ## Meghan Markle's Family Scandal Reporter Guy Adams says Meghan Markle must sympathise with having a 'ghastly, trailer trashy' family. > One must sympathise with Meghan for having such a 'ghastly, trailer trashy' family ## Thomas Markle Allegations Philippine police are investigating Thomas Markle over alleged possession of child sexual abuse material. > police in the philippines were investigating the 82-year-old over allegations he possessed child sexual abuse material ## Thomas Markle's Background Thomas Markle, 82, has not had a relationship with Meghan since 2018 and denies the allegations. > the retired television lighting director, who Meghan has not had a relationship with since 2018, strenuously denies the accusations ## Thomas Junior's Role Thomas Markle's son Thomas Junior tipped police off after finding child sexual abuse material in boxes. > the 60-year-old, who had been living with his father in the philippines, said he discovered photographs and dvds inside four cardboard boxes ## Duchess's Response Meghan Markle said she was 'deeply distressed' and her thoughts were with children who may have been harmed. > the duchess said she was 'deeply distressed' and that her thoughts were with 'any children who may have been harmed' ## Guy Adams' View Guy Adams says Meghan is 'in some ways a victim' and praises her handling of the allegations. > Guy told deep dive that Meghan is 'in some ways a victim' in the affair, and praised the way she has handled the claims against her father ## Thomas Junior's Motive Thomas Junior claims he acted out of duty after finding child sexual abuse material. > Thomas Jnr has insisted he acted out of duty, telling the sun: 'When I found this material, I was horrified and I had no option but to report my dad' ## Thomas Markle's Financial Issues Samantha Markle claims Thomas Markle cut off Thomas Junior financially and changed passwords on his account. > According to Samantha Markle, Thomas Snr had recently cut his son off financially, changing the passwords on his own account ## Thomas Markle's Past Behavior Thomas Markle has a history of arrests and unflattering interviews about his family. > He's been arrested a few times. Once for drink driving, once for allegedly threatening a girlfriend with a gun ## Thomas Markle's Current Status Thomas Markle is said to be in severe ill health and will do 'whatever it takes' to clear his name. > Thomas Senior has declared he will do 'whatever it takes' to clear his name, although he is said to be in severe ill health ## Police Investigation Philippine police are waiting for a warrant to examine devices related to the allegations. > No charges have been brought, and philippine police say they are still waiting on a warrant to examine the devices ## Samantha Markle's Defense Samantha Markle, Meghan's half-sister, defends her father and claims Thomas Junior made up the allegations. > Samantha Markle, 61, Meghan's half-sister and a staunch defender of their father, has accused her brother of making up the allegations to make money from the media ## Family Tensions Thomas Markle's family has sold each other out to the press, according to Guy Adams. > Guy emphasised that Meghan's estranged relatives had all at various stages sold each other out to the press, behaving, in his view, 'pretty reprehensibly' ## Investigation Timeline The allegations emerged after Thomas Junior found child sexual abuse material in boxes shipped from Mexico to Cebu. > The material was allegedly found in boxes shipped to cebu from the home he had shared with his son in mexico ## Thomas Markle's Alleged Actions Thomas Markle changed passwords on his bank account after Thomas Junior was taking money. > Thomas Snr thought: 'I didn't authorise this', so he changed the passwords on his bank account to stop this money being transferred out ## Current Status The case continues with no charges filed and police waiting for a warrant to examine devices. > No charges have been brought, and philippine police say they are still waiting on a warrant to examine the devices, a process expected to take about a week once it is granted ## Key takeaway Reporter Guy Adams says Meghan Markle deserves sympathy for her 'ghastly, trailer trashy' family amid Thomas Markle's alleged possession of child sexual abuse material.