Judge orders psychiatric exam for Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, in child pornography case | CNN
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A federal judge in Florida has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, to determine if he is mentally fit to answer to charges accusing him of being a child sex predator.
Thomas Markle poses for a photo in San Diego, California, on August 10, 2018.
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A federal judge in Florida has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, to determine if he is mentally fit to answer to charges accusing him of being a child sex predator.
US Magistrate Judge Lindsay Griffin in Tampa wrote in a two-page order on Friday that the initial court appearance of Prince Harry’s 82-year-old father-in-law, including a “lack of recall,” raised questions in her mind as to whether he was competent to face prosecution.
