The mother confirms Meghan Markle's father's child abuse

It is the nature of the world that dark secrets hidden behind the curtain of power, fame, and wealth unexpectedly come to light one day. The series of controversial events that stirred the global news space last week is a prime example of this.

From an extremely horrific child abuse allegation connected to the British Royal Family, to the origins of a fraud hidden for years in Australian cricket, and the massive monopolies of global media empires and the horrific state-sponsored threats against political activists, all captured global attention this week.

The horrific accusation against 82-year-old Thomas Markle, father of Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, has now shocked the entire world. He was arrested last Friday in Florida, USA, on charges of possessing child pornography, and is currently under house arrest in a nursing home after being fitted with an electronic tag. Bill Easley, the first assistant attorney for the American government, emphasizes that these charges are extremely serious and that the law will be enforced against him to the fullest extent of federal law. However, Thomas Markle has rejected the charges against him as "disgusting lies."

Behind this arrest lies a dark criminal network said to have been operating for many years. The American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has discovered 78 items, including slides, film negatives, and books suspected of containing child sexual abuse material, from two storage units rented by Markle in Hollywood since 2008. They received information regarding this from two unidentified witnesses. One of them is believed to be Markle's 60-year-old son, Thomas Markle Jr., who also acts as his caregiver.

The most crucial piece of evidence in the investigations was revealed last Thursday. This came when Meghan's mother, 70-year-old Doria Ragland, confirmed to investigators that the man molesting an underage girl in two photographs found in the storage complex was her ex-husband. A former social worker, she divorced Markle in 1987 and also attended Meghan and Harry's wedding in 2018. The FBI believes Markle would have been in his 30s or 40s when these photos were taken. Accordingly, his criminal activities could date back more than 50 years, and that period falls within Meghan's early childhood, who is 45 years old. Although she received care from both parents during the first nine years of her life, due to her mother's professional commitments, Thomas Markle acted as Meghan's primary guardian from 1990.

This criminal network is not limited to America. In the Philippines, where Thomas Markle previously lived, police found over 7,000 child abuse images on his laptop, mobile phones, hard drives, and video tapes, and are preparing to prosecute him. Additionally, after the Daily Mail newspaper alerted the FBI, police in Rosarito, Mexico, raided a warehouse and launched a separate investigation.

The first serious revelation about his dark life was made by his first wife, Roslyn Loveless. Married to him from 1964 to 1975, she passed away in 2024 at the age of 79 and is the mother of Meghan's half-siblings, Thomas (Jr.) and 62-year-old Samantha. In a phone conversation with him after their divorce, he told her he was going to Thailand and hoped to meet young girls aged around 11 or 12. When she strongly objected, he justified his actions by saying that such acts were legal in those Far Eastern countries and that it was fair because their families were supported by those girls engaging in prostitution, she told 'The Sun' newspaper. She also accused him of abusing a girl in America by taking her nude photographs.

Roslyn provided a letter containing this information to the Royal Protection Command of the Metropolitan Police in Britain in 2019, who then passed it on to Meghan's security detail. However, the Metropolitan Police has been heavily criticized for not informing other law enforcement agencies about this information, and the police oversight bodies have also been notified.

Meghan Markle, who is in a highly sensitive state due to this series of events, stated that she never allowed her father to see her grandchildren, 7-year-old Archie and 5-year-old Lilibet, solely for the purpose of protecting her children. She is also prepared to provide full cooperation to all investigations by international authorities, including the FBI. Meghan and Prince Harry are scheduled to attend the 'Lost Screen' memorial event at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, focusing on child safety online, where Prince Harry will deliver a special address. A close associate of theirs has stated that this speech will attract significant attention given the backdrop of her father's arrest.

Amidst this shocking news connected to the Royal Family, a secret hidden for eight years also emerged from the world of sports. This came through Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja's autobiography 'Sabr' (Patience), set to be released on Tuesday, and accompanying emotional Instagram posts on Sunday. His revelations regarding the infamous ball-tampering incident (Sandpapergate) in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2018, have created a severe crisis in Australian cricket.

Khawaja states that the entire Australian team should have taken responsibility for the incident. However, only Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith, and David Warner were found guilty and banned from playing. He says he remained silent for eight years because he didn't want to clash with other players in the team or be the first person to speak about it. "I didn't want to go to war with my teammates at the time. You can call me a coward, but I didn't want to be the first one to speak up," he says.

At the time of the incident, Khawaja wanted to comment after captain Steve Smith was banned, but Smith prevented him. Similarly, when Bancroft hinted in 2021 that the bowlers also knew about it, and the bowlers denied it, Khawaja was ready to speak but refrained on the advice of then-coach Justin Langer. He states that he recorded everything a few days after the Cape Town incident and emphasizes that he has not said as much as some media headlines suggest, and that he always tried to take this on as a team.

His work also reveals that ball-tampering was common in the Sheffield Shield domestic tournament. He describes how, in his debut season, one player applied 'super glue' to his towel to rough up the ball and achieve reverse swing. He states that the Victoria state team cleverly used this to win matches on the Melbourne pitch, especially in the 2000s and 2010s, and they had an innate talent for throwing the ball at the wicket to rough it up. Khawaja believes it's no surprise that later, Victoria bowling coach Mickey Lewis was caught on camera rubbing the ball on a gutter. Although he personally did not tamper with the ball, he admits that by knowing what was happening in the team and remaining silent, he was also complicit in the wrongdoing. He also says that swinging the ball was essential for winning matches on the fourth and fifth days, making this a common practice in cricket worldwide.

Due to this information being leaked to the media in advance, Cricket Australia officials are awaiting the publication of this work, and there has been intense unease and emotional phone calls exchanged between current and former players. One former player has called this a "messy" situation. Some, including bowlers, are displeased with Khawaja for raising the issue again, while some players are angry about the bowlers' silence.

Similar revelations have been made in England all-rounder Chris Woakes' autobiography, "The Wizard." Woakes notes that he told Alastair Cook that David Warner had attached something to the strapping on his hand during a first-class match, and Steve Smith looked at it nervously when he heard. In this situation, pressure has mounted for Warner to reveal the truth if he wants to become a commentator in the future. Furthermore, Khawaja's revelations have strongly challenged the claims made by the four bowlers, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon, who remained silent for eight years, that they were unaware of the incident. It is also expected that Cricket Australia will launch a new investigation after the release of this work.

While this crisis was unfolding in the sports arena, a massive deal worth US$22 billion (AU$33.7 billion) was announced on Friday, creating a giant monopoly in the global media and technology sector. The deal involves Fox Corporation, known for news and sports programming, successfully acquiring Roku, the largest provider of streaming platforms for connected TVs.

Fox, which had previously acquired Tubi, a free, ad-supported streaming service, has now accelerated its digital strategy through this new deal, further expanding its focus on the rapidly growing streaming sector. Roku also owns its own ad-supported Roku Channel. The deal was finalized after the Department of Justice requested additional information, and Roku founder Anthony Wood has now joined the Fox board of directors and will serve as co-chairman of Fox Digital Platforms. Paul Cheesbrough is also set to work alongside him as co-chairman and CEO. Digital products such as Red Seat Ventures and Fox One will also be part of this new division, and it is notable that the ownership of News Corporation, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, also belongs to the same party as Fox.

As tech giants extend their dominance in the digital space, a horrific state-sponsored threat against a political activist living in Australia, using that very digital space, also became a topic of discussion this week. Minoo Gamari, a prominent dentist in Melbourne and a strong critic of the Iranian government, is facing serious death threats from groups believed to be connected to the Iranian state.

Information about her Melbourne dental clinic, 'Gorgeous Smiles,' and personal details have been published through an online portal called 'Komiteh Mojazat' (Revenge Committee), which targets Iranian activists abroad. Born in Rasht, northern Iran, she is described there as a traitor enjoying luxury in Western countries, and a warning has been issued that severe punishment will be meted out to her and those who work with her for creating insecurity for the Iranian people. Additionally, messages sent to her mobile phone from a profile featuring the image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have made inhumane threats, stating that she will be dragged into blood and mud and fed to dogs, and torn into pieces as a temporary wife for a thousand men. A Telegram user named 'Kiayak Raitel' has also directly threatened to come through her mother, father, and relatives and burn everything down.

She has also received threats from the 'Bay of Pigs' Telegram channel, which has over 6,500 members, where she is identified as a key organizer of the 'Melbourne for Iran' protest and an activist lobbying for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to be designated as a terrorist organization. Her requests sent to Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Senator Claire Chandler, and MP Keith Wolahan, as well as her connections with exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, have also been documented there.

Dr. Gamari, who has filed a complaint with the National Security Hotline, states that no Australian should have to live in fear like this for their right to express opinions. Knowing that she can never return to Iran, she is calling on the Labor government to close the Iranian embassy in Canberra, which is suspected of observing and intimidating Australians. It was revealed last August that a campaign to recruit martyrs for the Iranian government was also operating through that embassy. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw stated last month that the Middle East conflict has complicated counter-terrorism activities in Australia. Australian intelligence chief Mike Burgess also warned this year that Iran continues to view Australia as a target for covert violence and assassinations.

From the dark secret storages of Hollywood, to truths hidden in sports arenas, and global media operations, as well as state terrorism occurring in the digital space, this series of events once again confirms that the dark reality hidden behind power and fame cannot be prevented from being exposed to the world one day.