Meghan Markle's estranged father, Thomas Markle, cut off his ankle monitor while on house arrest after being charged with having child sexual abuse material, federal authorities said on Tuesday.

"Four days ago, a federal judge allowed Mr. Markle to remain out of custody pending trial," Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, said in a statement posted to X. "He was ordered to wear a location monitoring device. He allegedly cut the bracelet off at 1:45 a.m. last night. Release conditions are court orders, not suggestions. We are asking the court to re...