Thomas Markle's granddaughter says allegations 'don't surprise' her

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 28 Oct, 17:45 · Archive

Thomas Markle's granddaughter Noelle Rasmussen said she is not surprised by child sex abuse allegations against the 82-year-old, describing him as having always felt 'off'.

Thomas Markle, 82, is being investigated by Philippine police over allegations he possessed 'hundreds, if not thousands' of child sexual abuse images. One photograph is alleged to show him with an underage girl. The Philippines' interior minister described him as a 'possible sex offender of the grossest kind'. Markle has denied wrongdoing, admitting he paid for sex in the Philippines but claiming it was only with adult prostitutes.

Noelle Rasmussen, Markle's granddaughter and niece of Meghan Markle, told the Telegraph she was not surprised by the allegations. 'Maybe it was a vibe that I subconsciously got… something's not right about a person, and you don't actively register it,' she said. 'But your body tells you when something's off.' She stressed she has never been abused by her grandfather and does not believe he would attack family members, but said one cannot assume what someone is capable of.

Rasmussen expressed support for Meghan Markle's decision to prevent her children, Archie and Lilibet, from seeing Thomas Markle. 'I support her decision to prevent her kids from seeing him. I wouldn't want my kids around somebody who was being accused of child molestation,' she told the Telegraph. She was also disturbed by reports that a letter from Markle's ex-wife Roslyn Loveless—Rasmussen's grandmother—warning that he was a paedophile had been lost by UK police and never forwarded to international agencies including the FBI.

How it is being reported

• Thomas Markle’s granddaughter says his child porn investigation ‘doesn’t surprise’ her“Maybe it was a vibe that I subconsciously got … something’s not right about a person, and you don’t actively register it," Noelle Rasmussen told the Telegraph.New York Post · 28 Oct, 13:44
• Thomas Markle’s granddaughter says she’s ‘not surprised’ at child-sex allegations because something was always ‘off’ about himThomas Markle’s granddaughter has claimed the child porn allegations he faces are not a surprise – claiming there was something “off” about him.New York Post · 28 Oct, 11:13
• Thomas Markle's granddaughter says 'something was off' about him... and 'she recalls her grandmother writing a letter' as she speaks out in wake of child sex image allegationsThomas Markle's granddaughter Noelle Rasmussen said the child sex allegations he faces are 'not a surprise', adding that she always felt there was 'something off' about him.Daily Mail · 27 Oct, 21:39

In this story: Thomas Markle · Noelle Rasmussen · Meghan Markle · Philippines · Metropolitan Police

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