FBI agents arrested Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle Sr, in Florida over alleged possession of child sexual abuse material, a Justice Department official said, speaking to Reuters on Friday. Markle Sr, 82, was detained in Lakeland, Florida. The arrest followed investigations that had also identified material linked to him in a storage unit in Mexico and in the Philippines. Philippine authorities began investigating him last month over the allegations. British police said they would refer the claims to overseas law enforcement agencies after finding the information had not been passed on when it was first received. Markle Sr has denied the accusations, telling the Daily Mail they were “untrue” and “sick lies.” Meghan Markle said she was “deeply distressed” by the allegations. It was not immediately clear whether he had been formally charged in the United States or what charges, if any, are pending.